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Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation

Wingspan 123 ft. 5 in. (with wing-tip fuel tanks)
Length 116 ft. 2 in. (with radar fitted)
Height 24 ft 9.4 in.
Empty weight 73,016 lbs.
Max gross weight 137,500 lbs.
Max landing weight 113,000 lbs.
Payload 24,293 lbs.
Max speed 318 knots
Cruise speed 270 knots
Range (max fuel) 4184 nm
Range (max payload) 3619 nm
Service ceiling 22,800 ft.
Crew pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer, radio operator, navigator, 4 cabin
Passengers 75-99
Power
 
4x Curtiss-Wright R-3350-93A Turbo Compound, 3400 bhp,
18-cylinder double-row radial, 3347 cu in., supercharged
Fuel capacity 6550 gal (7750 gal with tip tanks)
First flight January 9, 1943 (C-69), December 7, 1954 (L-1049G)
Production 102 aircraft (L-1049G)
Airlines
 
TWA (28), Air France (14), Eastern (10), Lufthansa (8),
KLM (6), Varig (6), Air India (5), Northwest (4) and other