This INCREDIBLE Aircraft Changed Everything

The Lockheed Constellation roared onto the scene in the late 1940s and took the commercial aviation world by storm. Until then, passengers had had to make do on small aircraft at the mercy of the weather; DC-3s and their like, although trailblazers in their own right, were overshadowed by this incredible new plane. But it wouldn't be an easy road; from the ravages of war to the uncertainty of a new peace, the Constellation faced unexpected challenges along the way that threatened to destroy it. Designed by a team at Lockheed headed by the legendary Clarence 'Kelly' Johnson, the Constellation began life as the C-69 flying with the USAAF before being released from active service to become a truly beloved airliner. The story of its development is an epic that began back in the 30s with such aircraft as the Lockheed Electra, Hudson and P-38 Lightning and its design would inspire competition in the form of the Douglas DC-4. This is the incredible true story of the origins of one of history's finest aircraft; the Lockheed L-049 Constellation!

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0:00 Intro
1:55 Origins
5:37 Lockheed's Electra Family
12:43 The Hudson
14:40 Lockheed Excalibur Concept
15:14 Excalibur Becomes the Constellation
17:53 P-38 Lightning|
24:39 Wartime
26:50 First Flight
28:07 C-69's Career
32:33 The War Ends
34:20 The Constellation is Born
38:50 The Constellation's Amazing Design
46:21 Outro

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