On Tuesday, the 21st of October, the Airline History Museum Lockheed Constellation left the Kansas City Downtown Airport for a flight to San Bernardino, California. Conceived by Howard Hughes in the late 1930’s, the Constellation represented the ultimate in airline performance and luxury during the 1950’s with 856 being built for commercial and military customers. DAYTON, Ohio -- Lockheed EC-121D Constellation(interior view) in the Southeast Asia War Gallery at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. EC-121K, 141309, c/n 4433. As of this writing, the movie’s title is “The Aviator”. Its Lockheed construction number is 4370. Model L-049 C-69, 42-94549, c/n 1970

Indian Naval Museum Super Connie Gets Some TLC - February 11, 2020 (February 13, 2020 Update) On May 3, 2019 I reported that Super Constellation IN315 on display at the Naval Museum in Goa, India was looking a bit tatty and needed some attention. The first aircraft were impressed by the Army Air Forces during World War II and saw brief service as […] Arguably the most graceful and beautiful airliner ever built, the Lockheed Constellation celebrated its 60th birthday in 2003. / About; Specs; The "Super G" was the most successful version of the Lockheed Super Constellations and one of the last great piston-engine airliners. Soon after the plane's introduction, it became clear that airlines would invest in jet aircraft. Interested in this image? Nov 24, 2015 - May 31, 2016 Queen of the Skies: The Legacy of the Lockheed Constellation. Lockheed C-69 (L-049) Constellation The Lockheed Constellation is widely regarded as one of the best of the post-World War II piston-engine airliners. DAYTON, Ohio -- Lockheed EC-121D Constellation(interior view) in the Southeast Asia War Gallery at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.

Super Constellation ... EC-121D, 53-0555 at the Air Force Museum on August 16, 1998. After World War II, Lockheed produced the L-649, and L-749 Constellations for the airlines and the C-121A for the Air Force. A military version of the famous Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation commercial airliner,, Lockheed 1049G Super Constellation. Two of them can be found in the Pima Air and Space Museum. Interested in this image? Interested in this image? Originally designed in 1939 for Trans World Airline the first “Connies” flew in 1942. Hughes outlined the initial performance specifications, but it was Lockheed that would design the sleek, distinctive, now-iconic aircraft. The Lockheed Constellation ("Connie") is a propeller-driven, four-engine airliner built by Lockheed Corporation between 1943 and 1958 at Burbank, California.Lockheed built 856 in numerous models—all with the same triple-tail design and dolphin-shaped fuselage. During the 1920s, commercial airplanes were slow and limited in range and load capacity.

The Connie’s job was to appear in scenes for a new movie about the life of Howard Hughes. It was a critical turning point for Lockheed.

We have been following the efforts of the Qantas Founders Museum in their efforts to recover, restore and preserve a Lockheed Super Constellation for the past six years, and are happy to announce that the fully restored aircraft is now under cover! (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock) PHOTO DETAILS / DOWNLOAD HI-RES 29 of 47 The month of May was a very big month for Qantas Founders Museum with the arrival of its Super Constellation in Longreach on 24 May 2017. Aviation Museum & Library. As Hibbard said, “Up to that time we were sort of ‘small-time guys,’ but when we got to the Constellation we had to be ‘big time guys’ … EC-121K “Constellation” BY LOCKHEED The Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star was a United States Navy and United States Air Force Airborne early warning and control radar surveillance aircraft. Link to the The Lockheed Super Constellation page. Link to the Air Force Museum's page about EC-121D, 53-0555.