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Author : Scott Henderson
Publisher : Scoval Publishing Limited
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2007-04
Category : Constellation (Transport planes)
ISBN : 1902236122
Author : Graham M Simons
Publisher : Air World
Page : 723 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-04
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781526758873
This illustrated history “recounts the unusual and sometimes dramatic development and operational career of one of the twentieth century’s most iconic airliners” (Aviation History Magazine). Clarence “Kelly” Johnson’s design for the Lockheed Constellation, known affectionately as the Connie, produced one of the world’s most iconic airliners. Lockheed had been working on the L-044 Excalibur, a four-engine, pressurized airliner, since 1937. In 1939, Trans World Airlines, at the instigation of major stockholder Howard Hughes, requested a forty-passenger transcontinental aircraft with a range of 3,500 miles, well beyond the capabilities of the Excalibur design. TWA’s requirements led to the L-049 Constellation, designed by Lockheed engineers including Kelly Johnson and Hall Hibbard. Between 1943 and 1958, Lockheed built 856 Constellations in numerous models at its Burbank, California, factory—all with the same distinctive and immediately recognizable triple-tail design and dolphin-shaped fuselage. The Constellation was used as a civil airliner and as a military and civilian air transport, seeing service in the Berlin and the Biafran airlifts. Three of them served as the presidential aircraft for Dwight D. Eisenhower. After World War II, TWA’s transatlantic service began on February 6, 1946 with a New York-Paris flight in a Constellation. Then, on June 17, 1947, Pan Am opened the first-ever scheduled round-the-world service with their L-749 Clipper America. With revealing insight into the Lockheed Constellation, the renowned aviation historian Graham M. Simons examines its design, development, and service, both military and civil. In doing so, he reveals the story of a design which, as the first pressurized airliner in widespread use, helped to usher in affordable and comfortable air travel around the world. “Simons makes good use of black-and-white and color photographs of Constellations in various airline markings and includes colorful airline brochures and marketing posters featuring the aircraft.” —Air Power History
Author : Steve Pace
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0760303037
As a dedicated passenger airliner, the Lockheed Constellation was referred to as "Queen of the Skies". As a devoted warbird, she was called upon o serve the armed forces. Elegant, graceful, and extremely photogenic, the legendary "Connie" remains one of the most sought-after aircraft for airshow appearances. Witness these beautiful aircraft in this fine collection of color photographs depicting the planes in both civilian and military dress, as well as in U.S. and foreign markings. Piston-powered and propeller-driven, triple-tailed and shaped like a dolphin, the Constellation, Super Constellation, and Starliner series are bona fide classics.
Author : Graham M. Simons
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781526725578
It's impossible to tell the story of Court Line without telling that of Autair, founded by helicopter pioneer William 'Bill' Armstrong. Autair itself was an offshoot of his global helicopter operation, but Bill also had his finger in many aviation 'pies' including a multitude of operations in Africa, where so many aircraft and airlines were created, bought and sold with such prolificacy that even he could not remember the names and how many there were! There is also the background to Court Line's shipping concerns and the Caribbean operations of the hotel chains and regional airline Leeward Islands Air Transport which Court owned for a while.Covered in detail is the introduction, demonstration and use of the Lockheed TriStar wide-bodied airliner, the first of the type used in the Inclusive Tour business.Court Line Aviation and Tom Gullick's Clarksons Holidays brought to the forefront the concept of value-for-money Inclusive Tour holidays following the 'vertical integration' business model whereby owning and controlling each step of the holiday allowed the company to make a small profit at every stage.The orange, pink, turquoise and yellow jets brought flashes of color to dreary British airports, and quickly streamed a multi-colored rainbow across European skies to Mediterranean destinations and even further afield. Truly they did indeed put colors in the Sky!
Author : Jerry Trevor-Jones
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780244754006
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : UFL:31262094015749
Author : Jan de Heer
Publisher : 010 Publishers
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9789064506710
This book is an account of a significant aspect of Le Corbusier's work - the relationships between form and colour. The book relates the way in which he arrived at a personal architectonic polychromy in the early 1920s and how his theories relating to Purism developed.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : UOM:39015011167098
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:192076617
Author : Curtis K. Stringfellow,Peter M. Bowers
Publisher : Motorbooks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Constellation (Transport planes)
ISBN : 0879383798
The first volume in an exciting new series about piston-engined civil airliners of the 1940s and '50s, this book uses the best archival material available from Lockheed and several U.S. airlines to illustrate the complexity of building what was arguably the most stylish piston-engined airliner ever -- the majestic Constellation. Created in response to a requirement issued by the flamboyant owner of TWA, Howard Hughes, in late 1939, the Constellation was soon ordered by other airlines due to its unmatched ability to fly non-stop from the East Coast to the West Coast at a constant 300 miles per hour. All the major prototype, pre-production, and civil service variants are shown in production ar the Lockheed plant in California, and in service with various operators around the globe. Period color photography is also included, featuring Lockheed and airline advertisements. Detailed captions and a concise narrative outline the manufacturing procedures, while appendices includes comprehensive production batch lists, performance data, and a double-page cutaway.
Author : Howard Piltz
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-19
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781473871885
Soar around the world with this illustrated guide to postage stamps that commemorate the history of flight. In his series of collector’s guides, Howard Piltz combines his two greatest interests: transport and stamps. This volume focuses on aircraft and aviation, highlighting stamps from numerous countries that feature miniature works of art celebrating achievements from early military planes to sleek passenger jets to helicopters, and marking many of the great moments in aviation history. Philatelists and transportation buffs will enjoy not only the photos of stamps themselves but the stories of the author’s research, facts about countries and continents, and some tips and terms for those who are just beginning their adventure in stamp collecting.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105015317675
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-07
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132662888
Author : Dominique Breffort
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2005-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 2915239622
Designed just before World War II after special instructions from the American tycoon Howard Hughes, the Lockheed Constellation is celebrated today as one of the finest flying machines ever built. As a civilian aircraft, it has been the first airliner able to cross the Atlantic Ocean non stop, but it also has had a respectable military career, thanks to its brilliant characteristics which allowed it to fulfill missions of electronic warfare and AWACS.
Author : Steve Ginter
Publisher : Aviation Book Company
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1983-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0942612086
The photos in this edition are black and white. In 1943 the Lockheed Model 49 Constellation was the fastest and most modern airliner in the world. They were purchased by the USAAC as C-69s and in 1948 the larger more capable Model 749 was purchased as the C-121A. This early Naval Fighters Series volume first published in 1983 covers the USAAC/USAF C-121A, the Navy PO-1W/WV-1 AEW version of the Model 749 from 1949, the stretched Model 1049 Navy transport R7O-1/R7V-1 from 1952, the Air Force Model 1049 versions C-121C/EC-121S/C-121G/AC-121/EC-121R, Navy WV-2/EC-121K AEW and Air Force EC-121C/EC-121D AEW platforms, and the experimental WV-2E/EC-121L AEW aircraft and the turbo-prop R7V-2/YC-121F transport. Book includes brief Navy squadron histories, detail drawings, and essays on flying the Connie, Vietnam, College Eye/Big Eye, 552nd AEW, Bat Cat and AEWBARRONPAC.