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Lockheed Constellation
The Constellation
“Art Deco in the sky. Aviation's golden age embodied.”
Lockheed · commercial
Length
116 ft 2 in
Wingspan
123 ft 0 in
Max speed
280 kts
Range
4,300 nmi
Ceiling
24,000 ft
Engines
4x Wright R-3350 radial piston
Crew
4
Max passengers
109
Typical config
80 (1-class)
Built
856
The Lockheed Constellation — with its triple tail and graceful curves — is the most beautiful airliner ever built. Only a handful still exist.
Fun fact
Howard Hughes personally influenced the Constellation's design while ordering a fleet for TWA.
How to spot one
Triple vertical tail is unmistakable. Dolphin-shaped fuselage. Four radial engines. A flying legend.
Crews call it
The Connie
Sounds like
Four Wright radials — a deep, propeller-driven roar that makes spectators stop and stare
One might be overhead right now.
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