Terry Melvin some people of my age can’t operate these these things as easily as you.(1961) Wasn’t trying to be nasty. I was briefly on one of these in early 1966. A trip from the east coast to Munich Germany. My grand mother and older sister figured out they were on the wrong flight. They quickly be planed got down the stairs, the stairs were pulling away as the first engine was starting. My grand mother was freaking out. I finally got loose of my seat belt and was crying that I need to get off the plane. They turned off the engine and brought back the stairs. We got on a different plane. My grand mother couldn’t speak English much.. It was me and sisters job to interpret for granny and get us to Germany. I remember we went on a drive to see bombed out small cities and part of a port with sunk ships, still waiting there turn to be fixed back after the war. My cousins were so much smarter then others. So much better technology and machinery and machining . Just thought you might be interested in some talking points of our past. Maybe you have a story of interest.🤔
@Terry Melvin Yes or a Roku or 1 of the gamer consoles, but I can't recall which now. I do know Roku actually has YT as 1 of their channel options, but you can also "cast" from your computer, tablet or phone onto your TV through the device. That's really not too hard either (says the tech dinosaur here). That funny rectangle up at the top right with the curved "rockers" on its lower left corner is what you tap to do so. Just connect them 1st via Bluetooth.
I've always loved the looks of the Super Constellation. It's a piece of sculpture, not just a long round tube like modern airliners. Very graceful and almost organic, like a large bird.
Some people say that the Super Constellation fuselage was designed with the proportions and curves of a female's lower leg in mind...........But that couldn't possible be right........
Why are compressed gas cylinders made the way they are ... as long tubes with hemispheric ends? Because that's the best design for most-even gas pressure distribution within the tank. With high-altitude flying (requiring cabin pressurization) starting to become the norm around the time the Connie was put in service, that's why she was the first, last, and only airliner with such a stylish, sexy figure. Ever after, airliners became tubes with wings. Related topic: Why did the de Havilland Comet crash in1952? It was metal fatigue, exacerbated by the squarish window design. Engineers redesigned the windows with rounded corners. Same basic problem: internal air pressure distribution.
One of the most -- if not THE most -- beautiful aircraft ever designed and manufactured. Fell in love with these as a kid when they were everywhere. Wow. That lift off was quick and a thing of beauty. Effortless. Thanks for posting!
As I recall, the Constellation was one of the first aircraft to feature a pressurized cabin. After that, well, form follows function, so it's not so strange to think of her looking like a much more modern aircraft.
@@perryfarmer3280 They dropped the nose to make the nose gear shorter, and they raised the empennage to get the stablizers clear of the wings. Makes for a graceful double curve.
@@theodoricdodgeville1132 I don't know exacly when it arrived. I went to work on 'it in 1993. and it took quite a lot, I when on our maiden on June 23, 1994
@@theodoricdodgeville1132 Hi Ted: Yes, that is the one you mentioned. I used be in Air Naitional Guard at the Channel Island Air Natioinal Guard base, and few times I would stop by and look around. Then one day I stopped by and it been pulled onto the ramp. I went up the stairs, and the first person I met was Gerry Steele, our flight engineer. When I asked him if there was any need for "unqualified labor, he said ' "Hell yes, come on up here and we'll put you to work". It statrted out as a "i'll come out here and give a few whadks at it." That quickly escalated to every weekend. It two years of steady work (and that was with an all volunteer work force) for two years before we became airworthy- and the rest is history. We started out as a freighter delivered to the Aire Force as C-121C. Serial number 54-156. We on the civil registry as N73544.
@@mjw1955 firstly, thanks for your service in the guard. Camarillo Connie, I love the name, was there for years and years and suddenly vanished. Very happy to know the story and that she got a new lease on life. The Connie is a bit personal for me. My grandfather was an engineer for 40ish years with Lockheeds skunk works division. Apparently he never ever would speak about work in any capacity but by the time I came around he'd loosened up a bit in his retirement. He loved to talk about "his baby", the tail on the Connie. Not many liked it during design or delivery but he said Kelley did and that's all that mattered. Never knew who the heck Kelley was till I watched a discovery Channel special 30 years later. (That was a light bulb moment. Lol) He would get very animated, unusual for him, talking about that plane. I knew he did the stabilizer tail on the Blackbird so that's what I always quizzed him on. Oddly enough he was as blasé about the blackbird as he was excited about the Connie. Lol. The Connie held many records in its day and he could and would quote em all. The other thing that stands out from those talks is how nuts he and all his co-workers were. From Pranks that took weeks too plan to a half dozen guys sitting on top of a car, drinking beer doing thirty mile an hour circles on a dry lake bed. Brick on the gas pedal and steering wheel tied off. HAHA. Anywho I'm sorry to digress so much. I just find it interesting how we each have our completely paths that all lead us into the love of the same thing. Thanks again Michael for sharing and shedding light on the Camarillo Connie mystery.
I grew up in NYC about a mile from LaGuardia airport and still vividly remember watching the Connies take off.....what a beautiful sound those engines made
I used to watch these many years ago as a kid. taking off and landing at Manchester Airport, UK. This is still an exceptionally impressive and beautiful piece of flying machinery, awesome to hear and stunning to looking at.
Wow..Whole bunch of memories flood back. I was 10. My first airplane ride. We were emigrating from Amsterdam to Canada. First leg..A'dam to NewYork. I got a window seat over the port wing. I can still see the moonlight on the flexing wing with the wingtip tank at the end. Then landing and taxiing right over a busy New York morning highway.. PLUS. KLM gave me a metal model of the Connie. It was quite an experience. Thanks for the upload and memories.
gorgeous plane. starting up 4 radials that quick is pretty impressive. So good to see this bird still flying so gracefully. That humming-drone as she flies-by sends a chill down my back
Fishoil Jacuzzi A comparison with the steam locomotives that used to run by my house when I was a young boy. Those and the Connies are fond remembrances for me. 82 this last December.
Excellent ! The Super-Constell' was the first plane that I ever took, from Brussels to Lyon. It was in 1969, I was 5-year old and I remember it like if it was yesterday. I was seated near a window, looking at those giant propellers running gently in the air, over the clouds... :)
I grew up in St. Louis and my mom used to take me to the airport where we'd watch the Connies startup and takeoff. Just a great, classy aircraft and exciting to see them still flying.
I was maybe 10 when we flew to KC from Boston onTWA Constellation.! Boy did I love it & fell in love with the green Stewardesses uniforms! That was what I wanted to be when I grew up. I remember it like it was yesterday. The meals with tiny silverware ( I stole it..ha)..I got to go meet the pilots, got my wings, and helped pass out gum. Those are great special memories..Thanks for bringing me back down memory lane..xoxo
That's a beautiful aircraft. Wish I could have flown on one. My parents flew on these things all the time. All over the U.S and the Caribbean. Engineering sometimes becomes art.
I grew up in Burbank, CA home of Lockheed. Both my Dad and Mom worked at Lockheed. Never got tired of going to the airport and seeing these beautiful aircraft. I remember there was a large painting of this aircraft on the side of a building on Hollywood Way. Miss those times.
what a beauty. Had the privilege of seeing one of these flying at the American Airpower Museum in Long Island (Farmingale, NY...where they built the P-47s). The 4 engines, triple-tail, and solemn powerful "hum" are really breathtaking. Funny to believe this plane had it's first flight in 1951 when early turbojets were making their mark. thank you for posting. Gorgeous.
What a beautiful aircraft the Super Constellation was. Today's jets may be faster and more efficient but this aircraft is so elegant. Great video...thanks!
Was für eine schöne, große und elegante Maschine - und wie gemächlich sie abhebt... Welch ein beeindruckendes Stück Zeitgeschichte der Passagierfliegerei!
Thank you for the opportunity to see the Grand Old Duchess. Loved her Grandaughter, the L1011, to work on as a FA for EAL. in the '70s. The Pima County Air Museum here in Tucson has two forlorn "Connies", left for dead. She was a bit before my time, and my first commercial flight was on a 707. Loved this chance to see her in action, one of the most beautiful planes ever designed. Please keep her flying!!
For those of you who never got the chance to ride in 1of these beauties, besides an unusually smoothe flight, they gave such a wonderful view of the scenery below, when it was clear weather. It was like flying over a well crafted patchwork quilt, but you could generally still see the cars and trains moving about too, something almost never seen from the jets.
@@KevinJDildonik I remember it well! Connie's were actually a much smoother ride than comparable sized jets, in fact, due to the triple stabilizers on their tails; a 747 (any model) is so ridiculously much larger that comparison is a joke. The worst for noise, however, at present, remains hands down the British made Viscount turboprop. What can toss a smaller plane easily will barely move any of the jumbos. If all you remember is the noise, how sad for you. I "grew up" w/ the Connie's, & then into the jets in my teens & beyond; my memories are of the grace, & beautiful views, more than the noise, although it's far from forgotten. I fear you may be too young to appreciate, those lovely old girls. I've also ridden in a number of the Connies' technological peers ( Douglas before the merger, Martins before that merger, & Convairs), the only "fair" comparisons; I'll take the Connies every time.
I was stationed with a Naval Transport Squadron VR8 at Hickam Field Hawaii in 1955 &56 as a structural mechanic in the Navy.We flew out of Hickam as far Saudi Arabia to the west and San Francisco east , I was part of a plane crew on 6 of these flights and ground maintenance the rest of the time . Love and pride for the Super Connie is something we never forget. GS AM2 US Navy . 1954 58
I crewed on the C-121 in the US Air Force in the late '60s as an air-evac med-tech. Loved the Super-Connie. Wonderful troop, patient and cargo hauler. Thanks
So beautiful to watch, a real flying beauty ......I'm 59 now and i remember my father at the airport being a passenger of all these classic airliners, never saw a Super Connie but a lot of DC-4 DC-6 DC-7 DC-3 707s Convairs , airport security was very loose in those days, i remember being just a passenger kid son and being invited into a DC-7 Cockpit just to take a look, another world back in the 60's
My Dad was a pilot, so I was privileged to ride in all but the earliest 049s, although he did fly at least 1 of those we know. I still love and prefer them.
When Halleys Comet visited we went on a Comet flight, I think a 737. As we flew into Oregon the cockpit door was open near where a video camera was mounted. I was peeking in and the crew invited me into the cockpit as we flew over Portland. Really an amazing experience. I have a tape from the flight that I may attempt to have transferred to DVD. Served on board was a Flaming Comet Ice-cream Sundae. I doubt that would happen today. I was surprised then.
The heart races when I see such an image !! The most beautiful thing to see !! How I wish I could enjoy that moment live, looking closely at this aviation icon !! Thanks for sharing.
Flew on one as a kid many times from OKC and Dallas to LAX and back. My God, what a lovely aircraft; it just doesn't get any better than this for us aviation buffs.
Every inch of a SC is absolutely stunning! The sleek design, the roar of the 18 cylinder Wright R-3350 cyclone engines, cabin structure and deck layout in my opinion was far before its time. If I had the money, I would have one in my backyard!
My grandfather had the opportunity to fly on these a few times back in the day. He said that they are very nice to look at, and that's it. He hated flying on them and always said they made a terrible noise until the props were synced. No matter what he said about them, I'd still love to fly on a preserved one. I think the connies are gorgeous in every way. Miss you, Papa.
When I was growing up we used to see Constellations fly over our town on approach to Los Angeles In'tl Airport. Their propellers would glimmer in the afternoon sun......... a beautiful airplane!
I flew on the Connie from Hamilton AFB to Clark AFB. I loved every minute of it--even when the engine I was sitting next to burst into flames! I took pictures like crazy. The Captain feathered the starboard side's engine and we had two Navy fighters escort us for the hour trip back to Hickam AFB, where we spent a week at Ft Derusey, waiting for a new engine! When we got off the plane, a steward stood at the end of the stairs with her arm stretched out to me--"I need the camera." And I never saw it or my pictures, again.
It’s so amazing to see a super coni in action. When I was a kid, the predecessor to the E3 AWACS was the EC121 Constellation based out of McClellan AFB, CA. I got a tour, but never got a flight in one. It was jammed packed with electronics, but it was a workhorse. Seeing the coni again brings back fond memories.
oyeah, nice memories, my first flight was with this beautiful plane, omg its long ago. I was ten years old and had the luck to sit beside the wings and could watch the fantastic engines, I never forgot it. Thank you very much for this vid.
Mam o man.!!!! It just never gets old.. Especially when you got to fly in one a few times. You had beautiful plush comfortable seats with big arm rests. Your meals were real food . Meatloaf , mashed potatoes and vegetables. Real silverware with big cloth napkins. Curtains on the windows not plastic pull downs. I used to love the night flights because you could see the prop blades glowing at night.. really loved flying back then.
What a beautiful thing to see !! It is a unique emotion for us who love aviation in general. And seeing this aircraft, which certainly has a multitude of stories, is an overwhelming emotion !! A video to keep with great affection!
Beautiful airplane! My three favourite American planes are the DC3-it was way ahead of it's time and still flies today, the Lockheed constellation for it's sheer beauty, and the Boeing 747-which shrank the world.
A Spanish former pilot and radio host described it as one of the most beautiful planes ever made... Is radio show was called "Vuelo 605" (code for Iberia's Madrid - New York flight)
Especially fascinating to me because my father was a C-121C (Super Connie) pilot in the US Air Force in the 1950's. Unfortunately, he was killed in the crash of one at Dhahran AB Saudi Arabia on Dec 31, 1956, as command pilot. But still the most beautiful prop plane ever flown.
There is one of these that still flies, at the Illawarra Regional Airport. In NSW , Australia. Her name is "Connie". The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) show her off , once or twice every year. She's the pride of the fleet. Looks and sounds magnificent when she flies over my house.
Absolutely beautiful aircraft, and nothing will ever be as sweet sounding as the sound of an airplane radial engine starting up and flying over, let alone four of them.
I've always loved this aircraft, but there's something about this focal length in the video that just absolutely leaves no doubt as to its beauty. It's as if I was there and you can sense the size / proportions better. Born in 84, I missed these days of air travel, but it truly fascinates me... seeing something like this is the next best thing. FWIW the engines seem to be maintained VERY VERY well, their sync and startups is almost identical and they clear up really nicely, idle prop sync with the video framerate is almost perfect, which is difficult even on modern turboprops with electronic sync.
I am your age and I can agree, these where the nicest aircrafts.. I was lucky enough to have known an old constellation pilot and he said once, it was his favorit liner. The pilot just flying, the co just navigate, the mechanic looked after the engines. A plane for the lazy captain like him :-)
Alex Thomas yes walking out to the air craft in your dress suit at 100 or 1 deg added to the excitement. Ha cool stuff. I was flying about 52 as a kid and often, loved it.
I'm, the out of sync is intentional. You're too young to recall the ill-fated Electra's Lockheed came out with about '55, that kept crashing because their props kept getting into sync and ripping the wings off. They need to be just out of sync to avoid doing that.
Brilliant job! I'm hypnotized. Perfect video. You got it all right. Focal length, shutter speed for the propellers no to look weird, the position of the camera and the timing, right up to the last wheel retracting. Thank you for doing justice to this beautiful airplane.
Avião muito lindo! Parabéns para quem tem uma relíquia dessa! Merece ser mantido! Tive o prazer quando criança, em 1964, ver um desses no Aeroporto de Maceió.
Those Lockheed Super Constellations are like a passenger version of a B-29 They have some really nice lines when you look at them from the front. Irresistable
A blast from the past and truly beautiful aircraft! It is truly sad that this particular air-frame was retired, however there is still an airworthy a/c in Australia that is flown occasionally but i understand that another a/c is being restored in the U.S.. Long live the "Connie"!!
I believe the smoke filled start up is due to the fact that most air cooled radial engines are hot tuned. This means they do not run efficiently until they are hot and all parts expand into the optimum settings. Once hot they run true and relatively clean. The Constellation is a piece of art. A flying Jaguar XKE.
Also another reason is that half of those cylinders are upside down. Any oil in the cylinder would seep past the piston rings under gravity and accumulate in the cylinder head. Could it be this burning off on start up?
I aSKED my airplane experts and one replied Don Backman . When the engine is shut down, the oil is hot (and thin). Some of it runs to the bottom of the engine through the pushrod tubes into the valve cover. Some valves are open and oil comes past the guides into the cylinders. Pulling the props through by hand opens and closes the valves and pushes the residual oil into both the intake and exhaust manifold before starting. When you start a radial engine, they smoke until the excess oil is cleared out.
Its the oil.One reason they rotate 10-18 blades before ignition and fuel.Gets it lubed up .PS from what I can see in this video these engines appear to be in superb condition.
First time I saw one start up, I was ready to start hitting it with the fire bottle. Some of the older guys stopped me. Made me feel like the young inexperienced airman that I was.
I actually flew by this airplane as a young Naval Aviator. One of my fondest memories. I am now 85 years young.
Wow
One beautiful bird
My first commercial flight was on an Eastern Airlines Constellation from Pittsburgh, PA to Miami, FL in 1957. I am 83 years young.
Gratulation!
You´re historic!
One of the most beautiful airplanes ever built. A time when flying was really enjoyable
Totally agree.
@@Joe-uo9wv and dangerous.
Was thinking the same... such a beautiful airplane...
This is the exact reason I’m on TH-cam way more the television. TH-cam brings you all these wonderful things you’d never see on tv.
You can put you tube on your tv you know?
Terry Melvin some people of my age can’t operate these these things as easily as you.(1961)
Wasn’t trying to be nasty.
I was briefly on one of these in early 1966.
A trip from the east coast to Munich Germany.
My grand mother and older sister figured out they were on the wrong flight.
They quickly be planed got down the stairs, the stairs were pulling away as the first engine was starting.
My grand mother was freaking out.
I finally got loose of my seat belt and was crying that I need to get off the plane.
They turned off the engine and brought back the stairs.
We got on a different plane.
My grand mother couldn’t speak English much..
It was me and sisters job to interpret for granny and get us to Germany.
I remember we went on a drive to see bombed out small cities and part of a port with sunk ships, still waiting there turn to be fixed back after the war.
My cousins were so much smarter then others.
So much better technology and machinery and machining .
Just thought you might be interested in some talking points of our past.
Maybe you have a story of interest.🤔
Connies do show up quite a lot in old movies or TV shows from the '50s especially. They're such beauties and very photogenic.
@Terry Melvin Yes or a Roku or 1 of the gamer consoles, but I can't recall which now. I do know Roku actually has YT as 1 of their channel options, but you can also "cast" from your computer, tablet or phone onto your TV through the device. That's really not too hard either (says the tech dinosaur here). That funny rectangle up at the top right with the curved "rockers" on its lower left corner is what you tap to do so. Just connect them 1st via Bluetooth.
@Terry Melvin you connect the Roku to the TV with an HMDI, ,but cast to it via bluetooth
I've always loved the looks of the Super Constellation. It's a piece of sculpture, not just a long round tube like modern airliners. Very graceful and almost organic, like a large bird.
She's a work of art, is Connie 😍
Some people say that the Super Constellation fuselage was designed with the proportions and curves of a female's lower leg in mind...........But that couldn't possible be right........
Why are compressed gas cylinders made the way they are ... as long tubes with hemispheric ends? Because that's the best design for most-even gas pressure distribution within the tank. With high-altitude flying (requiring cabin pressurization) starting to become the norm around the time the Connie was put in service, that's why she was the first, last, and only airliner with such a stylish, sexy figure. Ever after, airliners became tubes with wings.
Related topic: Why did the de Havilland Comet crash in1952? It was metal fatigue, exacerbated by the squarish window design. Engineers redesigned the windows with rounded corners. Same basic problem: internal air pressure distribution.
I didn't like it at first; it looked like a fish, but it's growing on me. Especially the shiny metal ones.
One of the most -- if not THE most -- beautiful aircraft ever designed and manufactured. Fell in love with these as a kid when they were everywhere. Wow. That lift off was quick and a thing of beauty. Effortless. Thanks for posting!
Sorry to disappoint you, it is the Concorde
One of the most elegantly designed aircraft ever flown. Beautiful
Not one of the, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL..
@@steffenrosmus9177
Tu95, Tu114, Tu142, Tu144, Tu160, An22, An225, An70 Xb70, B1B and B29 are all arguably prettier planes.
The sound of a vintage aircraft never gets old and it’s even better when they are in the air
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I'm lucky, there are still DC-6 planes in use in my area. Love the rumble.
Even after 68 years that is a sleek looking machine. What an awesome aircraft. Classics never go out of style.
As I recall, the Constellation was one of the first aircraft to feature a pressurized cabin. After that, well, form follows function, so it's not so strange to think of her looking like a much more modern aircraft.
My understanding is there are no two spots on the fuselage that have the same diameter.
@@perryfarmer3280 They dropped the nose to make the nose gear shorter, and they raised the empennage to get the stablizers clear of the wings. Makes for a graceful double curve.
NEVER
I'm proud to have been a crew member on that plane when she was "Camarillo Connie" (N73544)
That's awesome. One of my favorite planes
Michael Witkowski- so that was the Connie that sat for years at the beginning of the runway in Camarillo?
@@theodoricdodgeville1132 I don't know exacly when it arrived. I went to work on 'it in 1993. and it took quite a lot, I when on our maiden on June 23, 1994
@@theodoricdodgeville1132 Hi Ted: Yes, that is the one you mentioned. I used be in Air Naitional Guard at the Channel Island Air Natioinal Guard base, and few times I would stop by and look around. Then one day I stopped by and it been pulled onto the ramp. I went up the stairs, and the first person I met was Gerry Steele, our flight engineer. When I asked him if there was any need for "unqualified labor, he said ' "Hell yes, come on up here and we'll put you to work". It statrted out as a "i'll come out here and give a few whadks at it." That quickly escalated to every weekend. It two years of steady work (and that was with an all volunteer work force) for two years before we became airworthy- and the rest is history. We started out as a freighter delivered to the Aire Force as C-121C. Serial number 54-156. We on the civil registry as N73544.
@@mjw1955 firstly, thanks for your service in the guard.
Camarillo Connie, I love the name, was there for years and years and suddenly vanished. Very happy to know the story and that she got a new lease on life.
The Connie is a bit personal for me. My grandfather was an engineer for 40ish years with Lockheeds skunk works division. Apparently he never ever would speak about work in any capacity but by the time I came around he'd loosened up a bit in his retirement. He loved to talk about "his baby", the tail on the Connie. Not many liked it during design or delivery but he said Kelley did and that's all that mattered. Never knew who the heck Kelley was till I watched a discovery Channel special 30 years later. (That was a light bulb moment. Lol)
He would get very animated, unusual for him, talking about that plane. I knew he did the stabilizer tail on the Blackbird so that's what I always quizzed him on. Oddly enough he was as blasé about the blackbird as he was excited about the Connie. Lol. The Connie held many records in its day and he could and would quote em all.
The other thing that stands out from those talks is how nuts he and all his co-workers were. From Pranks that took weeks too plan to a half dozen guys sitting on top of a car, drinking beer doing thirty mile an hour circles on a dry lake bed. Brick on the gas pedal and steering wheel tied off. HAHA.
Anywho I'm sorry to digress so much. I just find it interesting how we each have our completely paths that all lead us into the love of the same thing.
Thanks again Michael for sharing and shedding light on the Camarillo Connie mystery.
I grew up in NYC about a mile from LaGuardia airport and still vividly remember watching the Connies take off.....what a beautiful sound those engines made
I used to watch these many years ago as a kid. taking off and landing at Manchester Airport, UK. This is still an exceptionally impressive and beautiful piece of flying machinery, awesome to hear and stunning to looking at.
Wow..Whole bunch of memories flood back. I was 10. My first airplane ride. We were emigrating from Amsterdam to Canada. First leg..A'dam to NewYork. I got a window seat over the port wing. I can still see the moonlight on the flexing wing with the wingtip tank at the end. Then landing and taxiing right over a busy New York morning highway.. PLUS. KLM gave me a metal model of the Connie. It was quite an experience.
Thanks for the upload and memories.
I hope you still have it!
Growing up in the 50s was a magical time and this plane is one of the reasons.
Always awesome to come back and watch these older videos...
One of the most beautiful airplanes ever made
Tu95, Tu114, Tu142, Tu144, Tu160, An22, An225, An70 Xb70, B1B and B29 are all arguably prettier planes :o
Constellation is still really cool tho.
I flew on this type of plane in 50’s with my Dad. Air travel in those days seemed more glamorous than today. This plane is beautiful!
gorgeous plane. starting up 4 radials that quick is pretty impressive. So good to see this bird still flying so gracefully. That humming-drone as she flies-by sends a chill down my back
Fishoil Jacuzzi
A comparison with the steam locomotives that used to run by my house when I was a young boy. Those and the Connies are fond remembrances for me. 82 this last December.
Excellent ! The Super-Constell' was the first plane that I ever took, from Brussels to Lyon. It was in 1969, I was 5-year old and I remember it like if it was yesterday. I was seated near a window, looking at those giant propellers running gently in the air, over the clouds... :)
1969?????
I grew up in St. Louis and my mom used to take me to the airport where we'd watch the Connies startup and takeoff. Just a great, classy aircraft and exciting to see them still flying.
Yup. TWA.
Eines der schönsten Flugzeuge die je gebaut wurden. Majestätisch schön.
Connie is one of the most elegant steel birds ever flying! Love her!
I was maybe 10 when we flew to KC from Boston onTWA Constellation.! Boy did I love it & fell in love with the green Stewardesses uniforms! That was what I wanted to be when I grew up. I remember it like it was yesterday. The meals with tiny silverware ( I stole it..ha)..I got to go meet the pilots, got my wings, and helped pass out gum. Those are great special memories..Thanks for bringing me back down memory lane..xoxo
That's a beautiful aircraft. Wish I could have flown on one. My parents flew on these things all the time. All over the U.S and the Caribbean. Engineering sometimes becomes art.
I grew up in Burbank, CA home of Lockheed. Both my Dad and Mom worked at Lockheed. Never got tired of going to the airport and seeing these beautiful aircraft. I remember there was a large painting of this aircraft on the side of a building on Hollywood Way. Miss those times.
what a beauty. Had the privilege of seeing one of these flying at the American Airpower Museum in Long Island (Farmingale, NY...where they built the P-47s). The 4 engines, triple-tail, and solemn powerful "hum" are really breathtaking. Funny to believe this plane had it's first flight in 1951 when early turbojets were making their mark. thank you for posting. Gorgeous.
What a beautiful aircraft the Super Constellation was. Today's jets may be faster and more efficient but this aircraft is so elegant. Great video...thanks!
Was für eine schöne, große und elegante Maschine - und wie gemächlich sie abhebt...
Welch ein beeindruckendes Stück Zeitgeschichte der Passagierfliegerei!
Thank you for the opportunity to see the Grand Old Duchess. Loved her Grandaughter, the L1011, to work on as a FA for EAL. in the '70s. The Pima County Air Museum here in Tucson has two forlorn "Connies", left for dead. She was a bit before my time, and my first commercial flight was on a 707. Loved this chance to see her in action, one of the most beautiful planes ever designed. Please keep her flying!!
One of the most beautiful airplanes ever built, stunning and graceful.
What a beautiful aircraft. Many thanks to the people who keep her flying!
For those of you who never got the chance to ride in 1of these beauties, besides an unusually smoothe flight, they gave such a wonderful view of the scenery below, when it was clear weather. It was like flying over a well crafted patchwork quilt, but you could generally still see the cars and trains moving about too, something almost never seen from the jets.
@@KevinJDildonik I remember it well! Connie's were actually a much smoother ride than comparable sized jets, in fact, due to the triple stabilizers on their tails; a 747 (any model) is so ridiculously much larger that comparison is a joke. The worst for noise, however, at present, remains hands down the British made Viscount turboprop. What can toss a smaller plane easily will barely move any of the jumbos. If all you remember is the noise, how sad for you. I "grew up" w/ the Connie's, & then into the jets in my teens & beyond; my memories are of the grace, & beautiful views, more than the noise, although it's far from forgotten. I fear you may be too young to appreciate, those lovely old girls. I've also ridden in a number of the Connies' technological peers ( Douglas before the merger, Martins before that merger, & Convairs), the only "fair" comparisons; I'll take the Connies every time.
I was stationed with a Naval Transport Squadron VR8 at Hickam Field Hawaii in 1955 &56 as a structural mechanic in the Navy.We flew out of Hickam as far Saudi Arabia to the west and San Francisco east , I was part of a plane crew on 6 of these flights and ground maintenance the rest of the time . Love and pride for the Super Connie is something we never forget. GS AM2 US Navy . 1954 58
O Constellation é lindo! Magnífico e único! Deve ser um sonho poder voar com ele....
Lovely piece of filming of such a great old aircraft! In great condition too. Really enjoyed that, thank you.
The most elegant plane on the planet... and what a music at takeoff !
Magnificent video! Perfect! To the person behind the camera ... WELL DONE and thank you.
Wow... that sound reminds me of when I was a kid living in Brooklyn. Used to see and hear plenty of those passing overhead back in the day.
me too in Jersey
@@johnstreet819 Yep... Coming in and oit of LaGuardia, Idlewild, and Newark.
I crewed on the C-121 in the US Air Force in the late '60s as an air-evac med-tech. Loved the Super-Connie. Wonderful troop, patient and cargo hauler. Thanks
Wow that sound of those 3350's is incredible. Thanks for sharing.
Excelentes imágenes. Ni siquiera hoy, el A380, se ve tan imponente como esta maravilla de avión. Gracias por compartirlas....
So beautiful to watch, a real flying beauty ......I'm 59 now and i remember my father at the airport being a passenger of all these classic airliners, never saw a Super Connie but a lot of DC-4 DC-6 DC-7 DC-3 707s Convairs , airport security was very loose in those days, i remember being just a passenger kid son and being invited into a DC-7 Cockpit just to take a look, another world back in the 60's
My Dad was a pilot, so I was privileged to ride in all but the earliest 049s, although he did fly at least 1 of those we know. I still love and prefer them.
When Halleys Comet visited we went on a Comet flight, I think a 737. As we flew into Oregon the cockpit door was open near where a video camera was mounted. I was peeking in and the crew invited me into the cockpit as we flew over Portland. Really an amazing experience. I have a tape from the flight that I may attempt to have transferred to DVD. Served on board was a Flaming Comet Ice-cream Sundae.
I doubt that would happen today. I was surprised then.
The heart races when I see such an image !! The most beautiful thing to see !! How I wish I could enjoy that moment live, looking closely at this aviation icon !! Thanks for sharing.
I think it is the top 5 in most beautiful aircraft ever produced..Amazing..
Flew on one as a kid many times from OKC and Dallas to LAX and back. My God, what a lovely aircraft; it just doesn't get any better than this for us aviation buffs.
Watched my Dad board one of these when my aunt died in 1958...Bitter sweet memory...
Every inch of a SC is absolutely stunning! The sleek design, the roar of the 18 cylinder Wright R-3350 cyclone engines, cabin structure and deck layout in my opinion was far before its time. If I had the money, I would have one in my backyard!
What a beautiful aircraft! Love the sound of those 4 big radials!
My grandfather had the opportunity to fly on these a few times back in the day. He said that they are very nice to look at, and that's it. He hated flying on them and always said they made a terrible noise until the props were synced. No matter what he said about them, I'd still love to fly on a preserved one. I think the connies are gorgeous in every way. Miss you, Papa.
When I was growing up we used to see Constellations fly over our town on approach to Los Angeles In'tl Airport. Their propellers would glimmer in the afternoon sun......... a beautiful airplane!
I flew on the Connie from Hamilton AFB to Clark AFB. I loved every minute of it--even when the engine I was sitting next to burst into flames! I took pictures like crazy. The Captain feathered the starboard side's engine and we had two Navy fighters escort us for the hour trip back to Hickam AFB, where we spent a week at Ft Derusey, waiting for a new engine!
When we got off the plane, a steward stood at the end of the stairs with her arm stretched out to me--"I need the camera." And I never saw it or my pictures, again.
One of the best looking airplanes ever to have graced the skies. What a lovely bird! Too bad that only two or three are still airworthy.
Nice try but the nose is not swept down. Look at the bottom of the fuselage, it is at worst straight at best slightly upswept.
Beautiful indeed... Just imagine her with turbo prop engines... swoon!
must be radials...
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Ah, yeah, those were the days. When men were men and sheep were nervous.
It’s so amazing to see a super coni in action. When I was a kid, the predecessor to the E3 AWACS was the EC121 Constellation based out of McClellan AFB, CA. I got a tour, but never got a flight in one. It was jammed packed with electronics, but it was a workhorse. Seeing the coni again brings back fond memories.
One of the most beautiful pieces of industrial art ever.
oyeah, nice memories, my first flight was with this beautiful plane, omg its long ago. I was ten years old and had the luck to sit beside the wings and could watch the fantastic engines, I never forgot it. Thank you very much for this vid.
To see exhaust pour out the back of this amazing plane is the coolest thing I've seen all day.
Mam o man.!!!! It just never gets old.. Especially when you got to fly in one a few times. You had beautiful plush comfortable seats with big arm rests. Your meals were real food . Meatloaf , mashed potatoes and vegetables. Real silverware with big cloth napkins.
Curtains on the windows not plastic pull downs. I used to love the night flights because you could see the prop blades glowing at night.. really loved flying back then.
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Nota maxima!
Parabens aos seres humanos, pois quando querem.... só coisa boa flui.
What a beautiful thing to see !! It is a unique emotion for us who love aviation in general. And seeing this aircraft, which certainly has a multitude of stories, is an overwhelming emotion !! A video to keep with great affection!
The most beautiful prop plane ever made. I’m so happy to see a few of them still alive.
Beautiful airplane! My three favourite American planes are the DC3-it was way ahead of it's time and still flies today, the Lockheed constellation for it's sheer beauty, and the Boeing 747-which shrank the world.
I'm glad I was able to see these in regular service in the early 60's. Still beautiful today.
A Spanish former pilot and radio host described it as one of the most beautiful planes ever made... Is radio show was called "Vuelo 605" (code for Iberia's Madrid - New York flight)
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Flew on one with my Dad in 1958. Brings back memories.
Hi. How was it flying in one. Does it feel different than a jetliner?
Especially fascinating to me because my father was a C-121C (Super Connie) pilot in the US Air Force in the 1950's. Unfortunately, he was killed in the crash of one at Dhahran AB Saudi Arabia on Dec 31, 1956, as command pilot. But still the most beautiful prop plane ever flown.
That’s sad to hear, however he was certainly a priveleged man to have been a pilot of one! Stay safe:)
I am sorry you lost your Dad that way. Mine flew them for TWA in those years, so I know well things happen.
Sorry for your loss...even tho it was a while back.
There is one of these that still flies, at the Illawarra Regional Airport. In NSW , Australia. Her name is "Connie". The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) show her off , once or twice every year. She's the pride of the fleet. Looks and sounds magnificent when she flies over my house.
Long before my time but I always thought this was one of the most beautiful aircraft to grace the skies.
Absolutely beautiful aircraft, and nothing will ever be as sweet sounding as the sound of an airplane radial engine starting up and flying over, let alone four of them.
The third most beautiful airplane after the SR 71 Blackbird and the Concorde. Love looking at the Connie. She is so beautiful!
I used to load these things with strawberries when I was a lad at Liverpool -happy days -great video thank you -
I've always loved this aircraft, but there's something about this focal length in the video that just absolutely leaves no doubt as to its beauty. It's as if I was there and you can sense the size / proportions better.
Born in 84, I missed these days of air travel, but it truly fascinates me... seeing something like this is the next best thing.
FWIW the engines seem to be maintained VERY VERY well, their sync and startups is almost identical and they clear up really nicely, idle prop sync with the video framerate is almost perfect, which is difficult even on modern turboprops with electronic sync.
I am your age and I can agree, these where the nicest aircrafts.. I was lucky enough to have known an old constellation pilot and he said once, it was his favorit liner. The pilot just flying, the co just navigate, the mechanic looked after the engines. A plane for the lazy captain like him :-)
Alex Thomas yes walking out to the air craft in your dress suit at 100 or 1 deg added to the excitement. Ha cool stuff. I was flying about 52 as a kid and often, loved it.
Breitling ! Does that mean Travolta's gets to fly it ??
I'm, the out of sync is intentional. You're too young to recall the ill-fated Electra's Lockheed came out with about '55, that kept crashing because their props kept getting into sync and ripping the wings off. They need to be just out of sync to avoid doing that.
BEAUTIFUL! Looks brand new. Lockheed made the best in their airliner career! Constellation, Electra, and their best...The L1011 Tri*** !
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Absolutely awesome footage of this magnificent aircraft!! Thanks so much for sharing with us!
Saw this at an airshow. The crew had the smartest, most well pressed shirts that i have ever seen.
Brilliant job! I'm hypnotized. Perfect video. You got it all right. Focal length, shutter speed for the propellers no to look weird, the position of the camera and the timing, right up to the last wheel retracting. Thank you for doing justice to this beautiful airplane.
HoaxKAMEPA indeed
It means Noah Camera in Russian
She was always a very photogenic beauty too!
What a beautiful aircraft she is and the sound is amazing! Thank you for sharing.
O barulho dos motores quando decola é legal demais, é de arrepiar. GRANDE CONSTELLATION.
That is one beautiful airplane!!!!!! Flew on one in the 50’s.
Avião muito lindo! Parabéns para quem tem uma relíquia dessa! Merece ser mantido! Tive o prazer quando criança, em 1964, ver um desses no Aeroporto de Maceió.
O famoso caixão voador esse avião era um desastre
What a beautiful aircraft and superb filming. I do hope this aircraft is still ok.
Beautiful aircraft.. awesome propeller sounds..an aviation enthusiast's dream.. thanks for sharing!
Nothing makes a more beautiful mechanical noise than a quartet of big radials. The Connies are my favorite pre jet airliners.
As a kid I remember seeing one in the sky, would love to see one again.
You just did. :)
Those Lockheed Super Constellations are like a passenger version of a B-29
They have some really nice lines when you look at them from the front.
Irresistable
É muito legal ver um avião clássico como este funcionando tá de parabéns 👏 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🇧🇷
I agree with Ganesh. Genius in design and operation and just plain beautiful. Totally dignified and beyond classy. An empress of the air.
The most beautiful propliner ever!!! Really enjoyed your video. I'd love to be able to see it in person someday.
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Jedno z nejkrásnějších letadel,elegance sama !!!
Que MÁQUINA incrível 🇧🇷👍
Que pena que inventaram o caso SANTIAGO 513 com ele
Belíssimo avião mesmo
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What a beauty still looks and sounds graceful, kudos 👏 to the maintenance guys for keeping this beautiful Constellation ❤ flying, thanks for sharing
A work of art, so beautiful 😍
such a beautiful aircraft. thank you Howard Hughes, TWA and Lockheed.
Absolute classic. Thank you
A blast from the past and truly beautiful aircraft! It is truly sad that this particular air-frame was retired, however there is still an airworthy a/c in Australia that is flown occasionally but i understand that another a/c is being restored in the U.S.. Long live the "Connie"!!
I believe the smoke filled start up is due to the fact that most air cooled radial engines are hot tuned. This means they do not run efficiently until they are hot and all parts expand into the optimum settings. Once hot they run true and relatively clean. The Constellation is a piece of art. A flying Jaguar XKE.
Also another reason is that half of those cylinders are upside down. Any oil in the cylinder would seep past the piston rings under gravity and accumulate in the cylinder head. Could it be this burning off on start up?
I aSKED my airplane experts and one replied Don Backman . When the engine is shut down, the oil is hot (and thin). Some of it runs to the bottom of the engine through the pushrod tubes into the valve cover. Some valves are open and oil comes past the guides into the cylinders. Pulling the props through by hand opens and closes the valves and pushes the residual oil into both the intake and exhaust manifold before starting. When you start a radial engine, they smoke until the excess oil is cleared out.
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Its the oil.One reason they rotate 10-18 blades before ignition and fuel.Gets it lubed up .PS from what I can see in this video these engines appear to be in superb condition.
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A beautiful old aeroplane.
Thanks for posting this. 👍🏻
Nossa, lembrei de minha infância, a primeira vez que eu voei foi num avião desse. A Varig tinha muitos. Linda aeronave.
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Sheer elegance . she's bigger than I expected - almost Antonov territory ! Wales UK
A máquina voadora que representa a evolução tecnológica de uma época marcante na aviação
Superb aircraft 👍 Had a wonderful engine drone. Reminds me of the test flights during my childhood
First time I saw one start up, I was ready to start hitting it with the fire bottle. Some of the older guys stopped me. Made me feel like the young inexperienced airman that I was.
No smoke black to the powering of the 4 engines
maintenance and restoration is done in the rules of art!!!
Nice Swiss job, as usual ...
thanks