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.
Book Description
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This Book Is a Star,
By Daniel L. Berek (Flanders, NJ, United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lockheed Constellation: Design, Development, and Service History of all Civil and Military Constellations, Super Constellations, and Starliners (Hardcover)
Propliner enthusiasts consider the Lockheed Constellation to be the most beautiful airliner built. In this book, authors Curtis Stringfellow and Peter Bowers do an admirable job of presenting this graceful bird, both civil and military variants, in considerable detail.The authors describe each variant - the Army C-69; the civilian 049, 749, 1049, and 1649 Starliner; and military Super Constellations - in considerable detail. They cover Constellation operations with major and second-tier operators on every continent. Reference sections detail accidents and incidents, surviving Constellations, major operators, and civil registrations. The publisher also provides an index, a feature lacking in the Airliner Tech series. Included are shots of the flight deck and interior for each of the major commercial variants. The wealth of detail in this book is sure to please any propliner or aviation enthusiast!
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
An extensive network of airlines evolved in Europe right after World War I. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
freight charters, civil models, passenger charters, operating certificate, charter work, vertical tail surfaces, maximum takeoff weight, turboprop engines, cargo flights, civil registration, ten total Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Airliners America, Super Constellation, Air France, South America, Santo Domingo, Air India, Howard Hughes, Eastern Air Lines, Los Angeles, World War, New Jersey, Pan American, Air Express, Air National Guard, Fort Lauderdale, San Francisco, Airline Quantity, San Diego Aerospace Museum, Super Connies, Aerlinte Eireann, Davis-Monthan Stored, President Eisenhower, Capitol Airways New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
An extensive network of airlines evolved in Europe right after World War I. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
freight charters, civil models, passenger charters, operating certificate, charter work, vertical tail surfaces, maximum takeoff weight, turboprop engines, cargo flights, civil registration, ten total Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Airliners America, Super Constellation, Air France, South America, Santo Domingo, Air India, Howard Hughes, Eastern Air Lines, Los Angeles, World War, New Jersey, Pan American, Air Express, Air National Guard, Fort Lauderdale, San Francisco, Airline Quantity, San Diego Aerospace Museum, Super Connies, Aerlinte Eireann, Davis-Monthan Stored, President Eisenhower, Capitol Airways New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 2
books:
- Airlines of North America (Crestline Aviation Series) by Bob Shives in Back Matter
- Lockheed C-121 Constellation by Steve Ginter in Back Matter
Books on Related Topics
(learn more)
|
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product).
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
