TED THE OWNER SENT THIS INFO OVER ON THE MODEL –
hi Pete here is the info on the Connie –
I built her from a traplet plan.
Wingspan 8 ft,
power 4 x t35 1050 kv motors,
and 4 x 60 amp speed controllers,
Two 5200 3s lipos,
props – 9×7 running at about 8000 thousand revs.
Model weighs about 12 lb,
I painted her with my airbrush no decals.
The model has had about 12 flights to date,
Hope this is ok cheers ted,
INFO ON REAL AIRCRAFT –
Top speed: 531 km/h
Wingspan: 37 m
Length: 35 m
First flight: July 14, 1951
Number built: 259 (Commercial); 320 (Military)
The Lockheed Constellation (“Connie”) is a propeller-driven, four-engined airliner built by Lockheed Corporation between 1943 and 1958 at Burbank, California. Lockheed built 856 in numerous models—all with the same triple-tail design and dolphin-shaped fuselage. Most were powered by four 18-cylinder Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclones. 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.
The Constellation’s wing design was close to that of the P-38 Lightning, differing mostly in size. The triple tail kept the aircraft’s height low enough to fit in existing hangars, while features included hydraulically boosted controls and a de-icing system used on wing and tail leading edges. The aircraft had a maximum speed of over 375 mph (600 km/h), faster than that of a Japanese Zero fighter, a cruise speed of 340 mph (550 km/h), and a service ceiling of 24,000 ft (7,300 m).
According to Anthony Sampson in Empires of the Sky, Lockheed may have undertaken the intricate design, but Hughes’ intercession in the design process drove the concept, shape, capabilities, appearance, and ethos. These rumors were discredited by Johnson. Howard Hughes and Jack Frye confirmed that the rumors were not true in a letter in November 1941.
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