The Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation is an American long-range airliner and a member of the Lockheed Constellation family. It was one of the most successful and widely used variants of the Constell
A L-1049C of Trans-Canada Air Lines at London Heathrow Airport in 1954
The Wright R-3350 Turbo-compound engine used on later models of the L-1049
An Air France L-1049C at London Heathrow Airport, 1955
A Trans World Airlines L-1049G at Los Angeles International Airport, 1964
Lockheed L-049 Constellation
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The Lockheed L-049 Constellation is the first model of the Lockheed Constellation aircraft line. It entered service as the C-69 military transport aircraft during World War II for the United States Ar
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
…early warning and control aircraft. Beginning in 1943, the company Lockheed planned stretched variants of the Constellation family. The first was the L-049 with a fuselage lengthened by 13 feet (4.0 meters) and the second the L-749 stretched 18 feet (5.5 meters). Douglas launched a stretched version of its…
A Trans World Airlines L-049 Constellation in flight
Prototype XC-69, circa 1943
The Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone was the troubled powerplant of the Constellation and caused delays in the development of the aircraft.
A Pan American World Airways L-049 Constellation at London Heathrow International Airport.