| L-1049 Super Constellation | |
|---|---|
| |
| Nordair L-1049H | |
| Role | Airliner |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Corporation |
| First flight | 14 July 1951 |
| Introduction | 15 December 1951 |
| Status | Retired from commercial service. Preserved examples exist as private aircraft. |
| Primary users | Eastern Air Lines Trans World Airlines |
| Produced | 1951-1958 |
| Number built | 259 (Commercial) 320 (Military) |
| Developed from | Lockheed L-049 Constellation |
| Variants | Lockheed C-121 Constellation Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star |
| Developed into | L-1249 (R7V-2/YC-121F) Super Constellation L-1649 Starliner |
More info here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_L-1049_Super_Constellation
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The world used to be a smaller, but grander place CM...
ReplyDeleteIt's like a piece of art. The same as steam engines. B/T/W - Have never been a a big airplane or a jet, Glenn. (Was in a friend's piper many, many years ago and only once). He loved flying.
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ReplyDeleteI remember seeing these many times in Miami. I also like this video with Arthur Godfrey. Listening to him on the radio many times. His radio was often from the hotel on Miami Beach, Kenilworth. He was a ham operator K4LIB.
ReplyDeleteEastern Air Lines still had a L-1049 in the early 1970's. It was used to move jet engines when needed in a hurry.