Lockheed Little Dipper

The design of the Model 33 originated with a private venture for a two-seat light aircraft by John Thorp, a Lockheed engineer. In April 1944, the company agreed to build the aircraft as the Lockheed Model 33. The Army, willing to entertain the concept, authorized Lockheed to build two prototypes of the Model 33. The Model 33 was of ordinary light-aircraft design, with a low-mounted cantilever monoplane wing and conventional empennage; powered by a Franklin 2A4-49 engine, it was fitted with a fixed tricycle landing gear and proved to have STOL performance. ==Operational history==

The Model 33 prototype first flew in August 1944. but the Army had lost interest in the concept, Lockheed had intended to market the type as an inexpensive light aircraft on the civilian market as the Little Dipper; with the military interest having evaporated, the prototype and the partially completed second aircraft were scrapped in January 1947 for tax reasons. ==Specifications==