A walkthrough of the Lockheed L-1049G Contstellation in Kansas City at the Airline History museum. For more info on the aircraft visit: www.airlinehist...
Beautiful aircraft. My father flew Connies in the late 50's and early 60's. He flew the Navy EC-121 variant out of NAS Argentia, Newfoundland. Although he began his career as a Naval Aviator in '42 and flew practically every combat aircraft in the Navy's inventory (the F4F, F6F, F4U, F8, SBD, SB2C and the AD-1) he absolutely loved the Connie (although the Corsair always held a special place in his heart).
in the USAF, I rode one of these, seated backwards, from SC to Azores and on to Libya. Great to see the Med. It was so blue, a ship sailing into the Med. near Gibraltar. Exciting for an 18 year old guy who never flew except on a small private plane. :)
Beautiful plane. Look how much room people had in their seats back in the day in economy. Who cares if prop liners are slower, it's something magic on these old mechanical birds.
All thanks to Howard Hughes as he designed this aircraft and flew it several times just to pickup girlfriends. He loved LOCKHEED and was instrumental in the design of the other commercial Lockheed aircraft the wide-bodied Rolls Royce engines of the L-1011 one of the other greatest planes of all time!!! Thankfully he lived long enough to see it!
Howard Hughes never designed anything. He was just the launch customer. Popular mythology. That he was involved in the L-1011 program is pure fantasy. He was out of TWA for many years by then, and was spending his time watching movies in Vegas in the nude on his barcalounger.
Such a beautiful plane! In mint condition it actually looks quite modern. Kind of makes you miss the good old days when you travelled in style. And TWA makes me quite nostalgic, my first toy aircraft was TWA :)
Love this plane. Spent many hours flying on "Star of America" to various air shows as well as when we brought the Connie to JFK in 2000 for TWA's 75th Anniversary. I posted a video reply with a quick teaser of my DVD CONSTELLATION DREAMS which takes you for a ride on this Connie, plus the JFK Visit. Sadly, the Connie may not fly much more, but at least you can still visit her! Thanks! Robert Neal Marshall
In 1957 I flew home from Orly [Paris] {USARMY} to Idlewild via Gandor Newfoundland.It was a Super Connie belonging to Flying Tiger Airlines. 2 EM,a dentist and all the rest were dependents.It took them 4 hours to get one of the engines going.We stopped in Shannon Ireland for gas and found out the pilot's credit card was MAXED.We finally got some and it was a 10-12 hour flight from there. Beautiful plane.
You really get the impression the Connie was the apex of the age of prop passenger travel - such a pretty bird ( but with more than a little bomber pedigree ).
The power plants used (turbo-compounds) really were the pinnacle. In a few short years, they became an evolutionary dead-end. What is "bomber pedigree"?
Povo americano está de parabéns por esta cultura de preservação da história já aqui no Brasil chega ser vergonhoso o que é feito com aviões carros máquinas etc Parabéns americanos
Holy Crap! This thing barely gets 1/2 mile per gallon!! ( 4815 mile range / 7750 gallons ) Also, 7750 gallons is 46,500lbs of fuel. No wonder those things go up like a roman candle when they crash.
Without a doubt, the most beautiful, most graceful airliner ever built.
Agreed!
Thank You, such a beautiful plane, Connie is my favorite!
Beautiful aircraft. My father flew Connies in the late 50's and early 60's. He flew the Navy EC-121 variant out of NAS Argentia, Newfoundland. Although he began his career as a Naval Aviator in '42 and flew practically every combat aircraft in the Navy's inventory (the F4F, F6F, F4U, F8, SBD, SB2C and the AD-1) he absolutely loved the Connie (although the Corsair always held a special place in his heart).
in the USAF, I rode one of these, seated backwards, from SC to Azores and on to Libya. Great to see the Med. It was so blue, a ship sailing into the Med. near Gibraltar. Exciting for an 18 year old guy who never flew except on a small private plane. :)
Beautiful plane. Look how much room people had in their seats back in the day in economy. Who cares if prop liners are slower, it's something magic on these old mechanical birds.
Lots of vibration, too. The magic (vibration) was sleep inducing.
All thanks to Howard Hughes as he designed this aircraft and flew it several times just to pickup girlfriends. He loved LOCKHEED and was instrumental in the design of the other commercial Lockheed aircraft the wide-bodied Rolls Royce engines of the L-1011 one of the other greatest planes of all time!!! Thankfully he lived long enough to see it!
Howard Hughes never designed anything. He was just the launch customer. Popular mythology. That he was involved in the L-1011 program is pure fantasy. He was out of TWA for many years by then, and was spending his time watching movies in Vegas in the nude on his barcalounger.
LOVE the Connie, and this aircraft is in AMAZING shape! The camera movement was too quick to really focus on anything.
Such a beautiful plane! In mint condition it actually looks quite modern. Kind of makes you miss the good old days when you travelled in style. And TWA makes me quite nostalgic, my first toy aircraft was TWA :)
People now want to pay "Cattle Car" and so now they fly in very large cattle cars except for the RICH and some flying on their companies DIME
Love this plane. Spent many hours flying on "Star of America" to various air shows as well as when we brought the Connie to JFK in 2000 for TWA's 75th Anniversary. I posted a video reply with a quick teaser of my DVD CONSTELLATION DREAMS which takes you for a ride on this Connie, plus the JFK Visit. Sadly, the Connie may not fly much more, but at least you can still visit her! Thanks! Robert Neal Marshall
Loved the Connie. We used to fly on the TWA Connie from Cairo to Geneva.
Flew on one when I was a kid..I fell in love with flying & the Stewardesses! I wanted to be one! HAAA! A memory I will never forget!
Your video is a pleasant surprise. What a great find. Many thanks for sharing.
In 1957 I flew home from Orly [Paris] {USARMY} to Idlewild via Gandor Newfoundland.It was a Super Connie belonging to Flying Tiger Airlines. 2 EM,a dentist and all the rest were dependents.It took them 4 hours to get one of the engines going.We stopped in Shannon Ireland for gas and found out the pilot's credit card was MAXED.We finally got some and it was a 10-12 hour flight from there. Beautiful plane.
When flying was civilized. Now it's like boarding a commuter train during rush hour.
"civilized" costs dough. Flying wasn't cheap in the old days. Not like now, flying on the Southwest cattle car.
MrShobar I’d pay more dough for a little more comfort
When you look at aicrafts in muesems they look so clean they dont look like they've been flying or even could fly! Good video, AGAIN!!!
wow this plane looks new :o totaly new ^^
Nice video! I do love that plane! I really wish TWA could start flying again.
Hate to bust your bubble; they were a Crappy airline
It's as beautiful on the inside as it is on the outside.
Great video! Thanks for posting.
I love TWA.
Merci pour le voyage.
Paradise
Excellent, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the post!
You really get the impression the Connie was the apex of the age of prop passenger travel - such a pretty bird ( but with more than a little bomber pedigree ).
The power plants used (turbo-compounds) really were the pinnacle. In a few short years, they became an evolutionary dead-end. What is "bomber pedigree"?
The seats were big back then. Now they're tiny little seats
"There is something on the wing" - Twilight Zone reference, with William Shatner as the main character.
I've been their it's so pretty
I think that TWA materially-contributed to this restoration program before they went belly-up.
The toilet doors do not seem to go down to the floor. Is that right?
Povo americano está de parabéns por esta cultura de preservação da história já aqui no Brasil chega ser vergonhoso o que é feito com aviões carros máquinas etc Parabéns americanos
Tk❤
let's take it for a spin, shall we?
@matthiashaenni Thanks!
those toilets flushed straight out the back of the aircraft .
Holy Crap! This thing barely gets 1/2 mile per gallon!! ( 4815 mile range / 7750 gallons ) Also, 7750 gallons is 46,500lbs of fuel. No wonder those things go up like a roman candle when they crash.
I find the concept of a sleeping berth on any piston aircraft a amusing.....as if anyone could really sleep under these conditions.
Where's Hillary Clinton's broomstick?