L-1049 Constellation Eastern AirlinesEastern Airlines Constellation airplane model. The first Constellation was certified for civil operations on December 11, 1945, the aircraft entering service first with Pan Am and TWA, the latter inaugurating a regular US Paris service on February 6, 1946. By the end of 1949 the demand for air travel was increasing and operators were then looking for airplanes of greater capacity. This brought development of the L 1049 Super Constellation, with the

designed to meet a demanding pre-war specification

Design work began in 1956

and swept wings that set new standards for efficiency

A year later

The new bomber had the maneuverability of a fighter

Powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67A turboprops with five-blade Hartzell propellers

Yak-11s may currently be found in civilian use from Reno

It can provide mission capabilities such as emergency evacuation of personnel and key equipment

cargo and patients

Embraer 550 EMB-550 Legacy airplane model

Boeing N2S Stearman Yellow Peril airplane model

The F9F Cougar is the swept-wing version of its forerunner