Lockheed Super Constellation (Connie) Night Takeoff
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@kolbpilot Agreed! Epic aircraft
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Bygone era. Probably the prettiest of the 4 engine piston powered airplanes.
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simply awesome.. wish i was there..
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shes so sexy.and so beight like the sun
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Unrelated, I could imagine that plane at a distance being confused for a UFO because of all the lights in a general circular pattern.
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She's a sweet aircraft.
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NICE !!!!!
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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.
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you got that right, each engine is 2,000 hp+ each, so actually each engine has more power than a top fuel dragster.
absolutely beautiful.
ridedirtba 2 years ago 5
I't's like two top fuel dragsters on each wing.
ridedirtba 3 years ago 4