The Lockheed L-1649 Starliner is the last model of the Lockheed Constellation line of airliners. Powered by four Wright R-3350 Turbo-compound engines, it was built at Lockheed's Burbank, California pl
A Luxair L-1649A Starliner at Palma de Mallorca Airport.
A TWA L-1649A Starliner in flight. This aircraft (N7301C) was written off after it crashed in Bogotá, on December 18, 1966, while in service with Aerocondor Colombia. A similar aircraft also crashed.
Lufthansa Starliner taking off from Manchester Airport in 1961 when operating a freight schedule to New York's Idlewild Airport
N974R in semi-Lufthansa colors on display at the Fantasy of Flight aviation museum.
The Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone is an American twin-row, supercharged, air-cooled, radial aircraft engine with 18 cylinders displacing nearly 3,350 cubic inches. Power ranged from 2,200 to 3,700 hp,
Lockheed L-1649 Starliner
…The Lockheed L-1649 Starliner is the last model of the Lockheed Constellation line of airliners. Powered by four Wright R-3350 Turbo-compound engines, it was built at Lockheed's Burbank, California plant from 1956 to 1958. Development of the Starliner began when Lockheed designed…
Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone on display at Malmö Museer – Teknikens och sjöfartens hus (Science and Maritime House), Malmö, Sweden.
Wright R-3350 Turbo-Compound radial engine. Two exhaust recovery turbines are shown outside the impeller casing area (top (silver) and lower (red blading)) that are geared to the crankshaft.
Wright R-3350 Turbo-Compound radial engine fitted at the number four position on the starboard wing of a Lockheed Super Constellation
R-3350 on display at the Air Zoo