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Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation
Wingspan | 123 ft. 5 in. (with wing-tip fuel tanks) |
Length | 116 ft. 2 in. (with radar fitted) |
Height | 24 ft 9.4 in. |
Empty weight | 73,016 lbs. |
Max gross weight | 137,500 lbs. |
Max landing weight | 113,000 lbs. |
Payload | 24,293 lbs. |
Max speed | 318 knots |
Cruise speed | 270 knots |
Range (max fuel) | 4184 nm |
Range (max payload) | 3619 nm |
Service ceiling | 22,800 ft. |
Crew | pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer, radio operator, navigator, 4 cabin |
Passengers | 75-99 |
Power |
4x Curtiss-Wright R-3350-93A Turbo Compound, 3400 bhp, 18-cylinder double-row radial, 3347 cu in., supercharged |
Fuel capacity | 6550 gal (7750 gal with tip tanks) |
First flight | January 9, 1943 (C-69), December 7, 1954 (L-1049G) |
Production | 102 aircraft (L-1049G) |
Airlines |
TWA (28), Air France (14), Eastern (10), Lufthansa (8), KLM (6), Varig (6), Air India (5), Northwest (4) and other |