LOCKHEED L-1049 SUPER CONSTELLATION

 

BRAND and MODEL
LOCKHEED L-1049 SUPER CONSTELLATION
TYPE
Long-range commercial airliner
ORIGIN
United States of America
ENGINE
Four 2,536 kw (3,400 shp) Curtiss Wright R-3350 972TC-18 DA3 turbo-compound eighteen-cylinder two-row radial air-cooled engines
SPECIFICATIONS

Wingspan: 37.49 m (123 ft)

Length: 34.65 m (113 ft 7 in)

Height: 7.58 m (24 ft 9 in)

Wing area: 153.28 m² (1,650 sq ft)

Max speed: 583 km/h (362 mph)

Normal cruising speed at 6,096 m (20,000 ft): 491 km/h (305 mph)

Service ceiling: 8,413 m (27,600 ft)

Range against 72 km/h (45 mph) headwind with 370 km (230 miles) diversion: 6,469 km (4,020 miles)

Empty weight: 33,120 kg (73,016 lb)

Loaded: 62,370 kg (137,500 lb)

PHOTO
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