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Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation / Super Connie |(Wings Iron Aviation Academy)

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Auto Credit Based on MAPA's [W]Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

In tribute to my friend @WINGSIRONAVIATION for his dedication and contribution to the SimplePlanes community. And also my main inspiration and example of creativity and faith!


This aircraft follows all the basic requirements to be automatically spawned by the AI. She is able to take off and land safely at the game's main airports. it is also a playable aircraft, you can enjoy aerial collisions, target shooting or Just enjoy more realistic and diverse air traffic in the game.

About the Aircraft: by Wikipedia

The Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation is an American aircraft, a member of the Lockheed Constellation aircraft line. The aircraft was colloquially referred to as the Super Connie.

The L-1049 was Lockheed's response to the successful Douglas DC-6 airliner, first flying in 1950. The aircraft was produced for both the United States Navy as the WV / R7V and U.S. Air Force as the C-121 for transport, electronics, and airborne early warning and control aircraft.

The first production L-1049 flew on July 14, 1951, and received certification in November 1951. The Turbo-compound versions of the R-3350 engine were not yet available for civil use, so the engines were 2,700–2,800 hp (2,000–2,100 kW) instead of the Turbo-compound's 3,250–3,400 hp (2,420–2,540 kW). The aircraft entered service with Eastern Air Lines in December 1951 flying Miami to New York. Eastern later operated the L-1049C and L-1049G. TWA 1049s began flying in 1952; TWA L-1049Gs flew transatlantic starting in 1955. In 1956, a TWA L-1049 collided with a United Airlines DC-7 over the Grand Canyon, leading to the deaths of all on both aircraft.[3]

KLM introduced the L-1049C on the Amsterdam to New York run in 1953. It also used L-1049Gs to Tokyo and Sydney. Air France used its L-1049Cs across the Atlantic. Seaboard & Western Airlines used L-1049Ds on transatlantic cargo flights to Germany and Switzerland. From the summer of 1955 to the spring of 1956, the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) leased three Seaboard L-1049Ds for passenger flights. Northwest Orient Airlines L-1049Gs flew Seattle, Washington to Tokyo, Okinawa and Manila in 1955–57. The scheduled freight airline, Flying Tiger Line, used the L-1049H on North American routes and service for the Military Air Transport Service. A Flying Tigers L-1049H was the last Constellation built, in 1959.

The first airline in Latin America with Super Constellations (L-1049E and L-1049G) was Cubana de Aviación, flying them from Havana to Madrid, New York City and Mexico City. Other Latin American Super Constellations were on Línea Aeropostal Venezolana, Avianca, Real Transportes Aéreos, and Varig.

Iberia 1049Gs continued to fly Madrid-Santa Maria-Havana weekly until 1966.

Most Super Constellations were retired by their original operators after the advent of the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8; the last passenger L1049 flight in the US was an Eastern shuttle EWR-DCA in February 1968. The last commercial flight of the L-1049 Super Constellation was in 1993, when the Federal Aviation Administration banned all airlines from the Dominican Republic that flew Constellations to the United States (due to safety concerns). The Dominican airlines were the last operators of any version of the Constellation.

Numerous military versions were operated by the United States Navy and United States Air Force as transports and AWACS platforms. The WV-1 Navy version was used during the Cold War with picket ships on the DEW (Distant Early Warning) lines, one east and one west. These lines were to give early warning of an attack by the USSR. The east line was from Halifax, NS to the Canary Islands and back. The west line was from Hawaii to Midway Island then up to the Aleutians and back. The flights would last up to 14 hours or more. These aircraft served in the Vietnam War in several roles, including transmitting television programs from the United States for the troops on the ground, and observing the Ho Chi Minh Trail. One of them was shot down by North Korean aircraft in 1969.

The last US military Super Constellation, a one-of-a-kind aircraft designated as a NC-121K, Buno 141292, call sign GD-12, was used by the Navy Squadron VAQ-33 Firebirds stationed at NAS Key West, FL to simulate the Russians. This aircraft was retired in June 1982 by the US Navy and custody was transferred to the Florence Air Museum, Florence, SC, now closed. The aircraft was destroyed during a controlled grass burn that got out of control.

The Indian Air Force and Indian Navy used former Air India L-1049C, E and G versions converted by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for use as Sea Air and Rescue aircraft. They were retired between 1981 and 1983 and replaced by Tupolev Tu-142 aircraft. India was the last military operator of the Constellation.


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General Characteristics

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.324
  • Wing Loading 8.9lbs/ft2 (43.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 4,181.3ft2 (388.5m2)
  • Drag Points 9891

Parts

  • Number of Parts 85
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 550
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    238k MAPA

    Special thanks to @Apollo018362 for all the screenshots!

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    238k MAPA

    @MobileBuilder21 Thanks

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    Excellent work

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    240 JustAN3

    Bro took the almost entire Highest Rated on weeks

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    One of the last living super constellations rests near me at my local air force museum! this is so cool to me!

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    0 Slim45

    HARS aircraft museum in Australia has an ex U.S. Navy L1049 painted in QANTAS colours and in flying condition plus they are awaiting delivery of the 13th and last QANTAS B707-138 ex John Travolta

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    Can I get tagged next post

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    @MAPA please can take my name in your posts. I want to be tagged with your new posts

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    48.8k EngieWeeb

    I really should take a crack at building a Super Connie. They are incredibly beautiful aircraft.

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    Bro this is fire! ( '°∆°)

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    298k WinsWings

    wow wow this is so cool my friend, keep it up

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    @MAPA you really need to make some strategic bombers! (B-52, B-1B, B-2, and B-21)

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    You planes are just getting better and better.

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    @MAPA always makes great planes!!!
    Best plane ever!

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    @Wywtt080 I didn't know that fact lol

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    3,405 Wywtt080

    @MAPA Remember When My DC-6 Held The Record For Being The Largest Prop Driven Aircraft In The Style Of Your Planes?

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    Been waiting a long time for a MAPA golden age aircraft

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    Obrigado MAPA ficou muito bom😭

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    this was unexpected

    and I like it

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    Can I be on the list?

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    He used fuselage wings!

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    Dis craizy

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    No way, he make custom wing

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    34.2k Christiant2

    YOOOOO A CLASSIC PLANE!

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