Lockheed L-1649 Starliner
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The Lockheed L-1649 Starliner is a late-1950s long-range, piston-engined airliner and the final, most advanced variant of Lockheed’s Constellation series, designed for transatlantic and intercontinental routes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lockheed commercial airliner design | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lockheed Constellation variant
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airliner ⓘ long-range airliner ⓘ piston-engined airliner ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | all-metal ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Starliner
NERFINISHED
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Super Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 4 ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed |
about 330 knots
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about 610 km/h ⓘ |
| designedFor |
intercontinental routes
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transatlantic routes ⓘ |
| engineModel | Wright R-3350 Turbo-Compound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Trans World Airlines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1956-10-11 ⓘ |
| firstOperator | Trans World Airlines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height |
23 ft 7 in
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7.2 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 1957 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| length |
116 ft 2 in
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35.4 m ⓘ |
| majorOperator |
Air France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iberia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lufthansa NERFINISHED ⓘ Varig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Lockheed
NERFINISHED
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Lockheed Aircraft Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumPassengerCapacity | up to 106 ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
about 350 knots
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about 650 km/h ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
longest range of any piston-engined airliner
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new high-aspect-ratio wing compared to earlier Constellations ⓘ pressurized cabin ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 44 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 4 ⓘ |
| predecessor | Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
long-range transatlantic service
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passenger transport ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | late 1950s ⓘ |
| propulsion | four-bladed propellers ⓘ |
| range |
approximately 10,100 km
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approximately 6,300 mi ⓘ |
| series | Lockheed Constellation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor |
Lockheed L-188 Electra
NERFINISHED
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early jet airliners such as the Boeing 707 ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | triple-tail ⓘ |
| typicalPassengerCapacity | 99 ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| wingspan |
150 ft
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45.7 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lockheed C-69 Constellation
this entity surface form:
Lockheed commercial airliner design
subject surface form:
Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone