Lockheed Super Constellation (Connie) Night Takeoff

[kolbpilot]

Bygone era. Probably the prettiest of the 4 engine piston powered airplanes.

[jonny96]

@kolbpilot Agreed! Epic aircraft

[sanyo51]

simply awesome.. wish i was there..

[gaspeli]

shes so sexy.and so beight like the sun

[Johngtr13]

Unrelated, I could imagine that plane at a distance being confused for a UFO because of all the lights in a general circular pattern.

[Coffeeandasmoke]

She's a sweet aircraft.

[deuschlan]

NICE !!!!!

[ridedirtba]

absolutely beautiful.

[ridedirtba]

I't's like two top fuel dragsters on each wing.

[ad356]

you got that right, each engine is 2,000 hp+ each, so actually each engine has more power than a top fuel dragster.

[r31tim]

Not quite... Top Fuel engines can produce up to an estimated 7-8500 horsepower. However, actually measuring output is impractical due to the fact that TF engines are designed with a full-noise life expectancy of about 30-60 seconds. For this reason the R-3350 engines in a Super Connie are markedly superior :D

I was at Avalon on the Friday this year, and thanks to low cloud, they couldn't fly the bird, but they did three aborted takeoff; just spectacular.

[louswire]

at cruising altitude... they were more blue...

[AusQuitzau]

That was so damn cool! I remembered the flames bein more purple though :p