Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation Engine run-up
Posted in Breitling on May 13th, 2012 No Comments »
Engine run-up of a restored L-1049 Super Constellation at the Airport of Lahr (Germany)
Video Rating: 5 / 5
Cockpit Super Constellation
Posted in Breitling on May 11th, 2012 2 Comments »
Super Constellation at Paris Airshow 2009 Part 1/2
Posted in Breitling on Apr 8th, 2012 No Comments »
Event: Salon international de l’aéronautique et de l’espace de Paris – Le Bourget Location: Le Bourget, Paris, France Date: 21 June 2009 Company: Breitling (Super Constellation Flyers) Airplane model: Lockheed C-121C Super Constellation (L-1049F) Airplane registration: HB-RSC
Video Rating: 5 / 5
Super Constellation 100 Jahre Flughafen Hamburg 24.09.2011
Posted in Breitling on Mar 30th, 2012 6 Comments »
1049F Super Constellation Breitling 100 Jahre Flughafen Hamburg 24.09.2011 Pushback, Engine startget and ready for takeoff Original Sound Breitling Super Constellation „Star of Switzerland” Baujahr 1955 Triebwerke 4 Curtiss-Wright Cyclone (je 3250 PS), 18 Zylinder Doppelstern Turbocompound-Motoren Höchstgeschwindigkeiten normaler Betrieb 482 km/h Besatzung Minimal: Pilot, Co-Pilot und Bordingenieur Abmessungen Flügelspannweite 37,40 m Länge 34,34 m Höhe 7,29 m 4 Motorentanks 150 l pro Tank Leergewicht 31’752 kg Reichweite 6’486 km 1049F Super Constellation Breitling 100 years Hamburg Airport Super Conny Pushback, Engine startget and ready for takeoff Original Sound
Lockheed Constellation first public flight
Posted in Breitling on Mar 28th, 2012 25 Comments »
Credit to Manfred Poznanski for the beautiful Breitling Super Constellation video at the end of this clip. In the late 1930s, TWA was garnering attention and passengers with its new fleet of Boeing Stratoliners. The planes could travel coast to coast in only 14 hours – quick enough for most passengers, but not for TWA majority stockholder Howard Hughes. Hughes wanted an even more powerful plane – one which could fly faster and further. He turned to Lockheed Aircraft to build the new plane, the Constellation. Hughes’ one stipulation was that the project remain top secret throughout its development. To achieve the unprecedented power required by Hughes, Lockheed designers sought a more dynamic engine. The engine they chose, the 18-cylinder Wright R-3350, was outfitted with propellers over fifteen feet in diameter. To integrate these powerhouse engines into the plane’s overall design, a very unique airframe took shape. Adequate ground clearance for the long propellers necessitated extraordinarily tall landing gear struts. To mitigate the front-gear length, the fuselage sloped slightly downward at the nose. For better control, a large tail surface was required, but the height of a single, large tail would not fit most airport hangars of the day. A triple-fin design solved the problem. Development remained secret until World War II, when commercial planes were requisitioned for wartime service. The aviation industry was shocked to see how technologically advanced the …
Video Rating: 4 / 5
Breitling Super Constellation engine run @ Roll-out Lahr 30.04.2011
Posted in Breitling on Mar 19th, 2012 4 Comments »
Eine Luftfahrtlegende meldet sich zurück. Nach 18 Monaten liebevoller Reparaturen ist die Super-Connie wieder Flugtauglich. Geniesst einfach den unvergleichlichen Sound der 4 Sternmotoren. Welcome back in the sky, Connie!!!! For me it´s the most beautiful airplane, that even has been buildt. Just lean back and enjoy the unique sound of the 4 engines.
Video Rating: 5 / 5
Breitling Super Constellation
Posted in Breitling on Mar 13th, 2012 2 Comments »
Super Constellation at Paris Airshow 2009 Part 2/2
Posted in Breitling on Mar 6th, 2012 3 Comments »
Event: Salon international de l’aéronautique et de l’espace de Paris – Le Bourget Location: Le Bourget, Paris, France Date: 21 June 2009 Company: Breitling (Super Constellation Flyers) Airplane model: Lockheed C-121C Super Constellation (L-1049F) Airplane registration: HB-RSC
Lockheed Super Constellation LFLB Chambery Aix-les-bains
Posted in Breitling on Mar 5th, 2012 3 Comments »
Video du Breitling Super Constellation au meeting de chambery aix-les-bains. Musique:Hans zimmer Brothers (Pearl Harbor soundtrack)
Video Rating: 4 / 5
Super Constellation Roll-out Lahr 2011
Posted in Breitling on Mar 5th, 2012 7 Comments »
Mit der Breitling DC-3 HB-IRJ zum Roll-out der Breitling Super Constellation in neuen Farben auf dem Schwarzwald-Airport Lahr. SkyNews.ch Video Hansjörg Bürgi
Video Rating: 5 / 5
