patrick66
Well-Known Member
I've worked in aviation my entire adult life. One of my favorite Cold War-era airplanes is the Lockheed Super Constellation. The aircraft was a Howard Hughes design. It was the last commercially successful propeller-driven passenger airliner, as it was introduced immediately prior to the start of jet passenger airplanes. The Curtis-Wright R-3350 18-cylinder radial piston-driven engine made over 2,800 hp, and have absolutely the most beautiful sound you'll ever hear in aviation! Once you hear one, you'll never mistake ir for anything else! This is the same engine used on the B-29. It's been said that if you don't see any oil leaks, it's out of oil! This one still leaks a little, even after sitting for 35 years!
In its' USAF and USN iterations, they were various models of the EC-121 "Connie". The one you see with my Coronet is with, was flown to Tinker AFB in 1985 from the Pima Air Museum in Arizona. It's been where you see it since. I never flew aboard these, as they were phased out completely by 1979. The top dome is the height-finder radar, while the bottom dome houses the search radar.
The weather was spectacular this entire weekend, so I had the perfect photo op with my car and the Connie that is parked at Tinker. I took a half-dozen pics altogether. No traffic, no people; just me, my Coronet, and the Connie.
In its' USAF and USN iterations, they were various models of the EC-121 "Connie". The one you see with my Coronet is with, was flown to Tinker AFB in 1985 from the Pima Air Museum in Arizona. It's been where you see it since. I never flew aboard these, as they were phased out completely by 1979. The top dome is the height-finder radar, while the bottom dome houses the search radar.
The weather was spectacular this entire weekend, so I had the perfect photo op with my car and the Connie that is parked at Tinker. I took a half-dozen pics altogether. No traffic, no people; just me, my Coronet, and the Connie.
