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Lockheed S Constellation
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Author : Steve Pace
language : en
Publisher:
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Lockheed S Constellation written by Steve Pace and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Constellation (Transport planes) categories.
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.
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 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.
Queen Of The Skies
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Author : Claude G. Luisada
language : en
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
Release Date : 2014
Queen Of The Skies written by Claude G. Luisada and has been published by Schiffer Pub Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Transportation categories.
A revolutionary commercial propeller transport, the Lockheed Constellation burst on the aviation scene in the early 1940s. Unheralded for the most part, due to wartime secrecy, it finally entered commercial service in 1946, and promptly set new standards for speed, range, reliability, and passenger comfort. The Connie, as it was affectionately known, pioneered new flight paths in many parts of the globe. Connies ultimately flew commercially for more than thirty years, and underwent countless modifications and upgrades during that time. They continued to be utilized by the military as well; in fact, Connies were involved in a number of endeavors that remain shrouded in secrecy to this day. This, then, is the story of a remarkable and distinctive airplane. It is also the story of the people who made the Constellation great, including aviation legends like Howard Hughes and Clarence "Kelly" Johnson. Most importantly, however, it is a story that sheds light on the dynamics of technology, politics, and society in the years 1940 to 1980. This revised edition contains an additional chapter on Constellations that are still flying today, as well as an additional appendix of the Constellation's operations manual.
The Lockheed Constellation
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1944
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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.
Lockheed Constellation
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Author : Curtis K. Stringfellow
language : en
Publisher: Motorbooks
Release Date : 1992
Lockheed Constellation written by Curtis K. Stringfellow and has been published by Motorbooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Constellation (Transport planes) categories.
The first volume in an exciting new series about piston-engined civil airliners of the 1940s and '50s, this book uses the best archival material available from Lockheed and several U.S. airlines to illustrate the complexity of building what was arguably the most stylish piston-engined airliner ever -- the majestic Constellation. Created in response to a requirement issued by the flamboyant owner of TWA, Howard Hughes, in late 1939, the Constellation was soon ordered by other airlines due to its unmatched ability to fly non-stop from the East Coast to the West Coast at a constant 300 miles per hour. All the major prototype, pre-production, and civil service variants are shown in production ar the Lockheed plant in California, and in service with various operators around the globe. Period color photography is also included, featuring Lockheed and airline advertisements. Detailed captions and a concise narrative outline the manufacturing procedures, while appendices includes comprehensive production batch lists, performance data, and a double-page cutaway.
Lockheed Constellation
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Author : Stewart Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Wilson Media
Release Date : 2001
Lockheed Constellation written by Stewart Wilson and has been published by Wilson Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Constellation (Transport planes) categories.
One of the Aviation Notebook series, this fully illustrated volume covers the development of the Lockheed Constellation and details the variants.
Lockheed Constellation
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Author : Austin J. Brown
language : en
Publisher: Allan
Release Date : 1993
Lockheed Constellation written by Austin J. Brown and has been published by Allan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Airplanes categories.
Constellation
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Author : Adrien Bosc
language : en
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
Release Date : 2016-05-10
Constellation written by Adrien Bosc and has been published by Other Press, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-10 with Fiction categories.
This best-selling debut novel from one of France’s most exciting young writers is based on the true story of the 1949 disappearance of Air France’s Lockheed Constellation and its famous passengers On October 27, 1949, Air France’s new plane, the Constellation, launched by the extravagant Howard Hughes, welcomed thirty-eight passengers aboard. On October 28, no longer responding to air traffic controllers, the plane disappeared while trying to land on the island of Santa Maria, in the Azores. No one survived. The question Adrien Bosc’s novel asks is not so much how, but why? What were the series of tiny incidents that, in sequence, propelled the plane toward Redondo Mountain? And who were the passengers? As we recognize Marcel Cerdan, the famous boxer and lover of Edith Piaf, and we remember the musical prodigy Ginette Neveu, whose tattered violin would be found years later, the author ties together their destinies: “Hear the dead, write their small legend, and offer to these thirty-eight men and women, like so many constellations, a life and a story.”