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Lockheed C-69 Constellation
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Design
of the L-49 Constellation began in 1939, when Pan American Airways
and Transcontinental & Western Air (later Trans World Airlines) issued a design
requirement for a 40-passenger airliner for their long-range routes. The first L-49 flew in 1943.
U.S. Army Air Force commandeered at least 22 of
the aircraft off the assembly line, designated them as the C-69,
and used them as transports. When the war
ended, production of civil aircraft began under the designation L-049
using components intended for C-69 production. The first
"true" civil Constellation was the L-649 with more
powerful engines and seating 48 - 64 passengers. The
next improvement of the Constellation was the L-749 or C-121. |
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(L-049) |
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 | Type: Transport |
| Seats: 43 - 48 passengers |
| Engine: four 2,200 hp (1641 kW) Wright
R-3350-34 radial piston engines |
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| L-49: Original Lockheed designation |
| C-69: U.S. Army designation for
commandeered L-49 aircraft |
| L-049: Lockheed designation military
C-69s completed as civil aircraft |
| L-649: Designation of first
"pure" civil Constellations |
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Photo:
Super Constellation
Paul Bowen |
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Book:
Lockheed Constellation
Jim Winchester |
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