Modern Engineering Marvels on MSN
From Military Marvel to Civilian Legend: The Lockheed Constellation’s Golden Era
The Lockheed Constellation, or “Connie,” is a plane that while possibly not as lovely to behold as a Boeing 747 or perhaps as celebrated as a Concorde nonetheless played its part in the history of the ...
Paris has the Eiffel Tower. San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge. But only Penndel has a Lockheed Constellation as its most renowned landmark. Or did. Still does. Sort of. For 30 years Jim Flannery’s ...
Vintage Aviation News on MSN
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
On October 13, 1950, the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation made its first flight. The upgraded airliner, developed to ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. 1959 photograph showing the failed engine of an Eastern Air Lines Lockheed Model 1049 Super Constellation in flight somewhere over the east coast ...
National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft, NASM.XXXX.1183.A, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Material is subject to ...
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