loading image
In the late 1930s, Lockheed was developing a large, high-speed, pressurized airliner, designated the L-044 Excalibur. Howard Hughes, who, in 1939, had acquired a majority share of TWA (Transcontinental & Western Air), requested that the airliner be redesigned and developed to TWA’s specifications. Designed in secret under the leadership Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, and with direction from Hughes, the renamed L-049 Constellation evolved into an extremely fast, highly advanced, and revolutionary large-capacity airliner with a unique dolphin-shaped fuselage and distinctive tripletail. The first production aircraft were requisitioned for the war effort as C-69 military transports. Following the war, Constellations were converted to civilian passenger configurations and were introduced into commercial service in 1946. Operated by numerous airlines on domestic and transatlantic routes, the airliner played a major role in advancing long-range commercial aviation during the immediate postwar era.
This image was posted on April 14, 2021.
Similar Instagram posts
In 1935, in response to a request for a large-capacity, long-range airliner from United Air Lines, Douglas began developing the DC-4.
This image was posted on November 29, 2017.
#aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #modelplane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #modelaricraft #airplane #aircraft
The Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra was a twin-engine, low-wing monoplane with a clean, aerodynamic fuselage and a twin tail.
This image was posted on December 07, 2018.
#aviationevolutions #jimlund #lockheed #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks
The Boeing 307 Stratoliner was the first commercial airliner put in service to have a pressurized cabin.
This image was posted on July 05, 2018.
#aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #modelplane #avgeeks #modelaircraft #airplane #aircraft #boeing #boeing307 #twa
The first Pan American Airways scheduled passenger flight took off on this day in 1928 from Key West, Florida, to Havana, Cuba.
This image was posted on January 16, 2024.
During the late 1930s, following a request from United Air Lines, Douglas Aircraft of Santa Monica, California, developed a large-capacity, long-range, pressurized, four-engine airliner.
This image was posted on December 26, 2018.
#aviationevolutions #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeek #aviationhistory #dc-4 #panam
During the last half of the twentieth century, commercial aviation progressed at an unprecedented pace.
This image was posted on April 17, 2024.
#cutabovemodels
In 1939, Hollywood producer, financial magnate, and visionary aviator Howard Hughes acquired a majority share of TWA (Transcontinental & Western Air).
This image was posted on December 08, 2017.
#aviationevolutions #jimlund #twa #howardhughes #lockheed #connie #constellation #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #modelplane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #modelaricraft #airplane #aircraft
#Onthisday in 1946, the first scheduled passenger flight departed from San Francisco Airport to Honolulu, Hawai’i.
This image was posted on April 08, 2016.
By the 1930s, American industrial designers were balancing form and function with technological innovation and new materials.
This image was posted on September 08, 2016.
This post mentions the following things involved with the SFO Museum collection:
Lockheed (1926 to ..)
This company is from the United States