Structural details of 4-engined transport, designed originally for commercial operations; 75% of exterior fuselage surface and 10% of wing are spot welded; special supercharger designed by Lockheed for airplane's pressurized cabin; use of triple tail keeps overall height at minimum; landing gear is fully retractable tricycle type having steerable nose wheel; power supplied by 4 Wright Cyclone 18 engines which are twin radials in 2000-hp series. (see also Aircraft Production v 5 n 54 Apr 1943 p 195-6)


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    Title :

    Lockheed constellation


    Additional title:

    Aero Digest


    Published in:

    Aero Digest ; 42 , n 1


    Publication date :

    1943


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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