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Lockheed Constellation
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Author : Graham M Simons
language : en
Publisher: Air World
Release Date : 2021-08-04
Lockheed Constellation written by Graham M Simons and has been published by Air World this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-04 with Transportation categories.
This illustrated history “recounts the unusual and sometimes dramatic development and operational career of one of the twentieth century’s most iconic airliners” (Aviation History Magazine). Clarence “Kelly” Johnson’s design for the Lockheed Constellation, known affectionately as the Connie, produced one of the world’s most iconic airliners. Lockheed had been working on the L-044 Excalibur, a four-engine, pressurized airliner, since 1937. In 1939, Trans World Airlines, at the instigation of major stockholder Howard Hughes, requested a forty-passenger transcontinental aircraft with a range of 3,500 miles, well beyond the capabilities of the Excalibur design. TWA’s requirements led to the L-049 Constellation, designed by Lockheed engineers including Kelly Johnson and Hall Hibbard. Between 1943 and 1958, Lockheed built 856 Constellations in numerous models at its Burbank, California, factory—all with the same distinctive and immediately recognizable triple-tail design and dolphin-shaped fuselage. The Constellation was used as a civil airliner and as a military and civilian air transport, seeing service in the Berlin and the Biafran airlifts. Three of them served as the presidential aircraft for Dwight D. Eisenhower. After World War II, TWA’s transatlantic service began on February 6, 1946 with a New York-Paris flight in a Constellation. Then, on June 17, 1947, Pan Am opened the first-ever scheduled round-the-world service with their L-749 Clipper America. With revealing insight into the Lockheed Constellation, the renowned aviation historian Graham M. Simons examines its design, development, and service, both military and civil. In doing so, he reveals the story of a design which, as the first pressurized airliner in widespread use, helped to usher in affordable and comfortable air travel around the world. “Simons makes good use of black-and-white and color photographs of Constellations in various airline markings and includes colorful airline brochures and marketing posters featuring the aircraft.” —Air Power History
Lockheed S Constellation
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Author : Steve Pace
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date :
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As a dedicated passenger airliner, the Lockheed Constellation was referred to as "Queen of the Skies." As a devoted warbird, she was called upon o serve the armed forces. Elegant, graceful, and extremely photogenic, the legendary "Connie" remains one of the most sought-after aircraft for airshow appearances. Witness these beautiful aircraft in this fine collection of color photographs depicting the planes in both civilian and military dress, as well as in U.S. and foreign markings. Piston-powered and propeller-driven, triple-tailed and shaped like a dolphin, the Constellation, Super Constellation, and Starliner series are bona fide classics.
The Lockheed Constellation
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Author : Peter J. Marson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
The Lockheed Constellation written by Peter J. Marson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Constellation (Transport planes) categories.
Lockheed Constellation
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Author : Dominique Breffort
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2005-10-15
Lockheed Constellation written by Dominique Breffort and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10-15 with History categories.
Designed just before World War II after special instructions from the American tycoon Howard Hughes, the Lockheed Constellation is celebrated today as one of the finest flying machines ever built. As a civilian aircraft, it has been the first airliner able to cross the Atlantic Ocean non stop, but it also has had a respectable military career, thanks to its brilliant characteristics which allowed it to fulfill missions of electronic warfare and AWACS.
Lockheed Constellation
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Author : Jim Winchester
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Lockheed Constellation written by Jim Winchester and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Transportation categories.
The first of a new series that looks at classic postwar airliners. This volume charts the design and development of the Lockheed Constellation, from pre-war proposals to the sophisticated outcome. It includes a technical walk-round and descriptions of variants, and also a production list.
Lockheed Constellation
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Author : Colin Higgs
language : en
Publisher: Air World
Release Date : 2019-02-28
Lockheed Constellation written by Colin Higgs and has been published by Air World this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-28 with History categories.
It was to be created for one man and one airline but became one of the best and most elegant aircraft ever to grace the skies. Howard Hughes was one of the wealthiest people in the world. He bought control in TWA, the huge American airline, and wanted to make it special. He wanted an aircraft that would give TWA the edge and begin the country's first ever coast-to-coast service carrying twenty passengers and freight. In fact he wanted a lot of them. Hughes discussed it with Lockheed, one of the smaller aviation companies in the USA, but they had grander plans. What they built was the Constellation, one of the greatest airliners of all time. Lockheed Constellation tells the story of the aircraft that was used by more than 100 airlines and air forces in thirty-eight countries; an airliner that came to epitomize the grand and romantic age of flight in the post-war years before the jet engine ruled. It tells of the wartime development which made the USAAF buy the first few aircraft off the production line; the post-war development which would see nine variants built; of the great airlines around the globe that would make the Constellation their first choice flagships; of the amazing technological advances made during development; and of the enduring legacy of this unique aircraft.
The Lockheed Constellation
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language : en
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Release Date : 1944
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The Lockheed Constellation
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Author : Ken Wixey
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Release Date : 2000-11-29
The Lockheed Constellation written by Ken Wixey and has been published by Arcadia Publishing (SC) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-11-29 with History categories.
Lockheed Constellation Super Constellation
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Author : Scott E. Germain
language : en
Publisher: Specialty Press (MN)
Release Date : 1998
Lockheed Constellation Super Constellation written by Scott E. Germain and has been published by Specialty Press (MN) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Constellation (Transport planes). categories.
This series provides the enthusiast with a first-ever look at the structure, design, systems, and operation of these high tech wonders of the air. Contains engineering drawings, tech manual excerpts, exploded views, overhaul handbooks, cockpit photos, pilot manual excerpts, factory assembly photos, and more.
Lockheed Constellation
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Author : Jim Winchester
language : en
Publisher: Zenith Press
Release Date : 2001
Lockheed Constellation written by Jim Winchester and has been published by Zenith Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Transportation categories.
One of the most elegantly designed airliners to ever grace the skies was the Lockheed Constellation. This new title charts the propliner's design and development from prewar proposals to the sophisticated Starliners of the 1950s. Operational use and airlines that flew the "Connie" are detailed, as are several military variants that developed early in the Cold war. A technical "walk-around" and descriptions of the differences between variants is included, and the volume concludes with a look at the survivors. Appendices include technical specifications and a full production list.