Yes, the beautiful connie; however, you are incorrect in saying it was as fast as a B737. That's not accurate. It flew around 375 mph. The Boeing cruises much faster. And, all the seats were expensive not cheapo like today.
@XBoeingCapt No Prop or Turbo Prop has ever matched the speed of the Jet Engine (B737) with that said the seats were not necessarily more expensive, they were accurate to the standard of operation cost &b service it was delivered, even when I started flying in 1976 (my favorite still the L1011-500 & B747-SP) the airlines still managed to deliver but as Air Line Deregulation took hold and the game became cheaper not better we landed with the catastrophe of an industry we operate today!
The commentater on this video mentioned he flew " in the cheap seats " in the back. Anyone who flew in these airplanes like myself knows the back were the first class section on a commercial piston airplane. This is the old 049 series that I used to fly in up untill around 1957.
Wasn't quite as fast as a B737 but it did cruise at 325 KTAS at 25,000 FT during its hey day back in the 50's. The airlines slowed them down by 1958 to save not only fuel but also those 3350 turbo-compound engines. Still, it moved along pretty nicely and with a descent tail wind it could make LAX-LGA non-stop in 7 hours.
what is the tail number on this one???
tiburcioman 1 year ago
Yes, the beautiful connie; however, you are incorrect in saying it was as fast as a B737. That's not accurate. It flew around 375 mph. The Boeing cruises much faster. And, all the seats were expensive not cheapo like today.
XBoeingCapt 1 year ago
@XBoeingCapt No Prop or Turbo Prop has ever matched the speed of the Jet Engine (B737) with that said the seats were not necessarily more expensive, they were accurate to the standard of operation cost &b service it was delivered, even when I started flying in 1976 (my favorite still the L1011-500 & B747-SP) the airlines still managed to deliver but as Air Line Deregulation took hold and the game became cheaper not better we landed with the catastrophe of an industry we operate today!
TWTR4EVER 10 months ago
The commentater on this video mentioned he flew " in the cheap seats " in the back. Anyone who flew in these airplanes like myself knows the back were the first class section on a commercial piston airplane. This is the old 049 series that I used to fly in up untill around 1957.
nedarc 2 years ago
it's the same type of airplane ( twa company) that was crashed in Olgiate Olona, Italy, 1959, 26 of June. 68 death
The 5th air disaster in Italy
RELLIRACER 3 years ago
Wasn't quite as fast as a B737 but it did cruise at 325 KTAS at 25,000 FT during its hey day back in the 50's. The airlines slowed them down by 1958 to save not only fuel but also those 3350 turbo-compound engines. Still, it moved along pretty nicely and with a descent tail wind it could make LAX-LGA non-stop in 7 hours.
mbazell 3 years ago
Its not as fast as a 747
connies only go about 350 mph
hiltonman777 3 years ago
where is this?
NateD14 3 years ago
Pima Air and Space Museaum, Tucson, AZ
Trey1970 3 years ago
The constellation in your video is a C-69 version. Thit particular plane was used in WWII and is the oldest Constellation in existence.
asuckewer 4 years ago 3
Thanks for that tidbit of information. Very interesting.
Trey1970 3 years ago
este video foi feito a onde que lugar e este por favor estes aviões estão a venda
mbsda 4 years ago
do you speak english?
Trey1970 4 years ago