While the Model G, the first plane to bear the Loughead (Lockheed) name, was far ahead of its time, few would pay $10 to fly in it.[1] Mamlock soon lost his enthusiasm for aviation and seized the plane.[3] He told the Lougheads if they wanted it back, they would have to repay his $4,000.[3] Consequently, in the hopes of striking it rich, the Loughead brothers spent two unsuccessful years prospecting in California's gold country.[3]