The Lockheed Constellation ("Connie") is a propeller-driven, four-engined airliner built by Lockheed Corporation starting in 1943. The Constellation series was the first civil airliner family to enter widespread use equipped with a pressurized cabin , enabling it to fly well above most bad weather, thus significantly improving the general ...

The Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation is an American aircraft, a member of the Lockheed Constellation aircraft line. The aircraft was colloquially referred to as the Super Connie. [1] The L-1049 was Lockheed's response to the successful Douglas DC-6 airliner, first flying in 1950.

In the years to come, the plane would be named the Constellation—Connie for short—and be flown by airlines around the world, as well as the U.S. military over the ensuing three decades. Eventually, it would be remembered as an enduring symbol, the …

2016年6月23日 · The Lockheed Constellation may be the object of more misinformation and fables than any other airliner ever made. Stephan Wilkinson sorts out fact from fiction in this Aviation History magazine article.

2023年7月14日 · The Lockheed Constellation is one such aircraft that revolutionized air travel and initiated today's high-altitude passenger transport. This aircraft was groundbreaking in so many ways. It put the otherwise small player Lockheed on the commercial aviation map and played an important role in WWII.

Designed specifically for Transcontinental and Western Airlines (TWA) in 1939, the Lockheed Model 49 "Constellation" (formerly "Excalibur A") was first flown in 1943 and almost immediately commandeered by the US Army Air Force for use as a VIP transport.

The Lockheed L-049 Constellation was 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 Army Air Forces and was the first civilian version after the war.

Lockheed introduced the further-enlarged 1049 Super Constellation in 1950, part of an epic battle with its Southern California rival, Douglas. The 1049G "Super G" was the most successful version of the Super Constellations and one of the last great piston-engine airliners.

2025年1月22日 · Lockheed began working on the Constellation in 1939 to meet a Transcontinental & Western Airlines requirement for a pressurised airliner capable of operating coast-to-coast across the United States.

The Lockheed L-049 Constellation... ....later affectionally known as: "the Connie", was designed in 1939 to meet TWA's specifications for a long-range commercial transport. Or should I say: "... to meet Howard Hughes specifications"?