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Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation model airplane

Design of the Lockheed L-49 began in 1939 to meet the requirement of Pan American Airways and Transcontinental & Western Air (now Trans World Airlines), for a 40-passenger airliner for use on domestic routes. Manufacture of the airplane was initiated, but with the outbreak of World War II aircraft on the production line were commandeered for service with the USAAF as transports under the designation C-69, the first being flown on January 9, 1943. The first Constellation was certified for civil operations on December 11, 1945, the aircraft entering service first with Pan Am and TWA, the latter inaugurating a regular US-Paris service on February 6, 1946. By the end of 1949 the demand for air travel was increasing and operators were then looking for airplanes of greater capacity. This brought development of the L-1049 Super Constellation, with the fuselage lengthened by 18 feet, 4 inches, and with 3,400-hp Wright 972TC-18DA-3 Turbo-Compound engines. These "Super Connies" had a variety of interior layouts that could seat a maximum of 109 passengers. When production of these airplanes ended in the late 1950s, a total of 856 aircraft of all versions, both civil and military, had been built. When their days with the major airlines were done, many Constellations continued on with small cargo carriers in Central and South America. The L-1649A Starliner (final version) used four 3,400-hp Wright 988TC-18EA-2 Turbo Compound radial piston engines giving the airplane a maximum speed of 377 mph at 18,600 feet, service ceiling of 23,700 feet, and a range with maximum payload of 4,940 miles.

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Dimensions: Wingspan, 15" -Length, 14" -Scale, 1/100

Item #AM589-BR (TWA) - Air Corps Price $159.95

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Dimensions: Wingspan, 14 3/4" -Length, 13 1/2" -Scale, 1/100

Item #G1110P2W (TWA) - Air Corps Price $154.95

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