Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

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The Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation is a long-range, four‑engine propeller-driven airliner and military transport aircraft developed in the 1950s, known for its distinctive triple-tail design and use by major airlines and air forces worldwide.

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instanceOf airliner ⓘ
piston-engined aircraft ⓘ
aircraftType low-wing monoplane ⓘ
airlineOperator Air France ⓘ
KLM ⓘ
Lufthansa ⓘ
Pan American World Airways ⓘ
Qantas ⓘ
Trans World Airlines ⓘ
Varig ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 4 ⓘ
cruiseSpeed ~480 km/h ⓘ
distinctiveFeature curved dolphin-shaped fuselage ⓘ
triple-tail design ⓘ
engineModel Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone ⓘ
engineType piston engine ⓘ
firstFlight 1950-07-14 ⓘ
followedBy Lockheed L-1649 Starliner ⓘ
height 7.6 m ⓘ
introduced 1951 ⓘ
length 35.4 m ⓘ
manufacturer Lockheed ⓘ
maximumPassengerCapacity 109 ⓘ
maximumSpeed ~530 km/h ⓘ
maximumTakeoffWeight 62400 kg ⓘ
militaryDesignation C-121 ⓘ
R7V ⓘ
militaryOperator French Air Force ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
notableUse long-range military transport ⓘ
transatlantic passenger service ⓘ
numberBuilt 579 ⓘ
numberOfEngines 4 ⓘ
partOfSeries Lockheed Constellation family ⓘ
precededBy Lockheed L-749 Constellation ⓘ
primaryRole long-range airliner ⓘ
productionPeriod 1951–1959 ⓘ
propulsion propeller-driven ⓘ
range ~8100 km ⓘ
retired 1970s ⓘ
secondaryRole military transport aircraft ⓘ
serviceCeiling ~7300 m ⓘ
successorInRole Boeing 707 ⓘ
typicalPassengerCapacity 62 ⓘ
variant L-1049G Super Constellation ⓘ
L-1049H Super Constellation ⓘ
wingspan 37.5 m ⓘ

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Civil Air Transport → aircraftUsed → Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation ⓘ
Lockheed C-69 Constellation → developedInto → Lockheed Constellation family ⓘ
subject linked to: Lockheed C‑69 Constellation
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Lockheed Aircraft Company → developed → Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation ⓘ
Lockheed L-1649 Starliner → series → Lockheed Constellation ⓘ
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Lockheed L-1649 Starliner → predecessor → Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation ⓘ
Illawarra Regional Airport → hasNotableAircraft → Lockheed Super Constellation ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
Flying Tigers Line → operatedAircraftType → Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation ⓘ
Sabena → operatedAircraftType → Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation ⓘ
EC-121 Warning Star → developedFrom → L-1049 Super Constellation ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation → partOfSeries → Lockheed Constellation family ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation → variant → L-1049G Super Constellation ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation → variant → L-1049H Super Constellation ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra → successor → Lockheed Constellation (as later Lockheed airliner line) ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
World Airways → operatedAircraftType → Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation ⓘ