“What you gonna do when you get out of jail?…” part 172

Someone on Hacker News posted a link to this website listing surviving examples of the Lockheed Constellation and Super Constellation. (I know, Comic Sans, I’m sorry.)

This inspired me, and I thought it might be fun to share some Connie videos. First up: “The Super Constellation”, a 1955 Lockheed promo film about the building of the Super Constellation.

Bonus #1: The EC-121 Air Force variant flies to Yanks Air Museum.

Bonus #2: Want to see one flying over the Black Forest?

Bonus #3: this is longer, and I have not watched all of it yet. An episode of the “Great Planes” documentary series focusing on the Constellation.

Bonus #4, since three out of four of these have been short: Super Constellation engine startup and takeoff.

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2 Responses to ““What you gonna do when you get out of jail?…” part 172”

  1. RoadRich says:
    September 19, 2020 at 12:38 pm

    Man, I love me some Constellations. We have a photo hanging at the 1940 Air Terminal Museum of a Connie after takeoff from Houston Hobby Airport overhead the old terminal, and it is dramatic. I don’t know the date of the photo off the top of my head but I thought it was from the 1960s when the airport was Houston Municipal.

    I couldn’t find that one for you but the folks at AirHistory Dot Net have one parked out front of it from 1970. There’s a chance this is related to the photo I described.
    https://www.airhistory.net/photo/34454/N7321C

    RoadRich

  2. stainles says:
    September 19, 2020 at 1:45 pm

    I know you love you some Constellations, RoadRich.

    That entire post was RoadRich bait. 🙂