L-1049 Constellation EasternLockheed L 1049 Constellation Eastern Airlines model. Design of the Lockheed L 49 began in 1939 to meet the requirement of Pan American Airways and Transcontinental &amp, Western Air (now Trans World Airlines), for a 40 passenger airliner for use on domestic routes. Manufacture of the airplane was initiated, but with the outbreak of World War II aircraft on the production line were commandeered for service with the USAAF as transports under the

The prototype for the first production model

Feel the thrill of flight with this beautiful collectible made of 100% natural wood

Manufacture of the airplane was initiated

Wingspan 16 inches

the A-6E proved to be a formidable fighter

including that of a conventional weapons carrier for theater operations

an entire 11-man

The Electra is probably best known as the aircraft that Amelia Earhart was flying when she disappeared while attempting to make a solo trans-pacific record flight

Length 12 3/4 inches

652 Model 206 Skywagon and Stationairs had been delivered

" achieved when the shock wave generated by the airplane flying at supersonic speeds supports part of the airplane's weight

following an inexplicable engine failure in Colorado