Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

L-1049 Super Constellation
Lockheed Super Constellation HB-RSC in flight in 2015
Role	Airliner Type of aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Lockheed Corporation
First flight	14 July 1951
Introduction	15 December 1951
Retired	1982,US Navy
Status	Retired from commercial operation; at least one preserved example flying as private aircraft
Primary users	Eastern Air Lines Trans World Airlines
Produced	1951–1958
Number built	259 (Commercial) 320 (Military)
Developed from	Lockheed L-049 Constellation
Variants	Lockheed C-121 Constellation Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star
Developed into	Lockheed L-1249 Super Constellation Lockheed L-1649 Starliner

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The Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation is an American aircraft, a member of the Lockheed Constellation aircraft line. The aircraft was colloquially referred to as the Super Connie.^[1]

The L-1049 was Lockheed's response to the successful Douglas DC-6 airliner, first flying in 1950. The aircraft was produced for both the United States Navy as the WV / R7V and U.S. Air Force as the C-121 for transport, electronics, and airborne early warning and control aircraft.