A history and photos of L1049H Super Constellation HI-542CT. To Flying Tiger June 1959 as L1049H N6922C. Leased to a many operators 1963-88. To AMSA June 1988 as HI-542CT. Damaged by DC-4 at Aquadilla-Borinquen Airport, PR. Being restored 2003.
Within its supercharged cabin, air-density will remain at the 8000-foot level when the Constellation is cruising at “over-the-weather” altitudes up to 35,000 feet. So great is its power that the monster can maintain 25,000 feet on three engines, 16,500 on two. As for economy of oper...
Observed flying at low altitude on a number of occasions with the rear cargo door open Departed Chandler for Central and South America February 1983 Stuck in mud with damaged prop at remote landing field in Colombia, South America August 1983 Prop replaced and flown to San Pedro Sula, Hon...
When work began on the 1649 in May 1955 it was still called the Super Constellation. Shortly after, it was renamed the "Super Star Constellation" and finally the "Starliner" by Lockheed. Individual airlines had their own names for the plane with TWA referring to their 1649s as "Jetstreams"...
FlightAware 航空照片: Lockheed EC-121 Constellation(HB-RSC), Lockheed L-1049F Super Constellation EDDN
and were used on backup sections of Eastern Airlines' shuttle service between New York, Washington, and Boston until 1968. An Eastern Constellation to date still holds the record for a New York to Washington flight from lift off to touch-down in just over 30 minutes. The record was set pri...
Lockheed Constellation(Lockheed) Constellation 649, 7491946 (ATC 763) = 049 with four 2500hp Wright R-3350; span: 123'0" length: 95'3" load: 36,000# v: 350/303/75 range: 4800. Many dash-number variants. POP: 11L-649, all upgraded to 749; 111L-749(1947) with with additional fue...
The Constellation contributed to its national defense in so many ways that it is difficult to fully account the impact it had. The few remaining airworthy examples are increasingly appreciated for their looks, performance and versatility. Nicknames:Connie;Po-One(US Navy PO-1 variant);Radome(US ...
It will serve as a dependable multi-role helicopter with unmatched interoperability to support vital national and allied security missions. In the space domain, late last month, NASA selected Lockheed Martin to develop and build the nation's next-generation weather satellite constellation for NOAA kno...
5, designed to provide an affordable constellation of satellites flying in LEO providing SDA services on objects in LEO, MEO, and GEO and Cis Lunar orbits. We are using Hyperion in our simulations as the basis for a space based PSN. Operating in a constellation, multiple sensors would ...