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EC-121 (WV-2) Warning Star model airplane |
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of the Lockheed L-49 began in 1939 to meet the requirement of Pan American
Airways and Transcontinental & Western Air (now Trans World Airlines),
for a 40-passenger airliner for use on domestic routes. Manufacture of
the aircraft was initiated, but with the outbreak of World War II, aircraft
on the production line were commandeered for service with the USAAF as
transports under the designation C-69, the first airplane being flown on
January 9, 1943. A total of 22 entered USAAF service before the contract
cancellations following VJ-Day at the end of World War II. Production of
civil aircraft then began under the company designation L-049 Constellation.
When production of the airplane ended in the late 1950s, a total of 856
aircraft of all versions, both civil and military, had been built. When
their days with the major airlines were over, many Constellations soldiered
on with small cargo carriers in Central and South America. The Warning
Stars were the first US planes to carry early warning radar of intruding
aircraft, later versions were also equipped with newly developed electronic
countermeasures and warfare equipment. The aircraft carried four 3,400
hp Turbo-Compound engines, capable of 377 mph at 18,600 ft; service ceiling
of 23,700 ft; and a range with maximum payload of 4,940 miles. |
#MXAEC121N model airplane
#AM142-BR
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All airplane models are Hand Carved, Hand Painted
Mahogany and come fully assembled with removable desk stand. |
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Dimensions: Wingspan, 21 1/4" -Length, 16
1/2" -Scale, 1/97
MXAEC121N (USN) - $219.95
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Dimensions: Wingspan, 15 5/8" -Length, 14 3/16"
-Scale, 1/92
AM142-BR (USAF) - $119.95
AM142-AR (USN) - $119.95
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Dimensions: Wingspan, 19 1/4" -Length, 20 1/4"
-Scale, 1/89
AEC121MT WV-2 (USN) - $129.95
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