Lockheed L-749 Constellation

Lockheed L-749 Constellation


TipePesawat terbang
PerancangClarence "Kelly" Johnson
Terbang perdana14 Maret 1947[1]
Diperkenalkan18 April 1947
Dipensiunkan1993
StatusDipensiunkan
Pengguna utamaTrans World Airlines
Pengguna lainAir France
KLM
Eastern Air Lines
Tahun produksi1947 - 1951[2][3]
Jumlah produksi119
Acuan dasarL-649 Constellation
VarianC-121 Constellation
PO-1W/WV-1 Constellation

Lockheed L-749 Constellation adalah pesawat pertama dari varian Lockheed Constellation sayap rendah (low wing) yang mampu melintasi Samudera Atlantik non-stop.

Meskipun mirip dalam penampilan dengan L-649, L-749 memiliki kapasitas bahan bakar yang lebih besar, roda pendaratan yang diperkuat, dan, dalam beberapa buah ada radar cuaca.

Referensi

  1. ^ The American Museum of Aviation - Lockheed L-749 Technical Specifications; Retrieved 9/6/11
  2. ^ US Warplanes - C-69/C-121; Retrieved 9/6/11
  3. ^ Breffort, Dominique. Lockheed Constellation: from Excalibur to Starliner Civilian and Military Variants. Histoire and Collecions, 2006, pp. 40-45.
  • Breffort, Dominique. Lockheed Constellation: from Excalibur to Starliner Civilian and Military Variants. Paris: Histoire and Collecions, 2006. Print. ISBN 2-915239-62-2
  • Lockheed Constellation Survivors - A website that explains information and whereabouts of surviving Constellations of all variants, including the L-749 Constellation.


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