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LOCKHEED C-69/C-121 CONSTELLATION


Type: Transport
Origin: Lockheed
Crew/Seats: N/A
Model: C-69 & C-121
First Flight: N/A
Final Delivery: N/A
Aircraft Produced: 856
Contract cost: N/A

Powerplant:
   Model: Wright R-3350-34 (or -91)
   Type: Turbo-compound radial piston engine
   Number: Four      Horsepower: 2,200 hp

Dimensions: C-121
   Wing span: 1123 ft.
   Length: 116 ft. 2 in.
   Height: 27 ft.
   Wing Surface Area: N/A

Weights: C-121
   Empty: 80,611 lb.
   Loaded: 143,600 lb.

  Performance: C-121
   Maximum Speed: 321 mph
   Cruising Speed: N/A
   Initial Climb: N/A
   Service Ceiling: 23, 700 ft.
   Range: 4,600 miles

VARIANTS: Partial List
VC-121B - Presidential/VIP transport)
PO-1W - US Navy airborne early warning platform
R7V1/C-121J - Polar ice-pack reconnaissance
VW-2/EC-121K - Warning Star (Airborne Early Warning.
WV-2Q/EC-121L - Electronic Countermeasures.
WV-3/WQC-121N - Weather reconnaissance)
RC-121D/EC-121D - USAF version of US Navy WV-2
JC-121C - Avionics and systems research

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