page_title: Lockheed L-049 Constellation
section_title: Variants
hierarchical_section_title: Lockheed L-049 Constellation / Variants
caption_attribution_description: Português: Constellation L-049 ano 1946 em exposição no museu Asas de um Sonho, São Carlos - SP. Eu acho esse avião, mais o Jumbo 747, os mais bonitos aviões comerciais já fabricados. Vemos em placa próxima: "É considerado a majestade dos ares e o pioneiro dos grandes vôos transoceânicos sem escalas. Considerado um dos mais belos aviões comerciais do mundo. Revolucionou a aviação comercial brasileira pelos avanços tecnológicos da época. A Panair do Brasil foi o seu maior operador no Brasil e por isso decidimos homenageá-la com a sua pintura. O Constellation L-049 do acervo foi fabricado em 1946 e pertenceu primeiramente à KLM. Entre 1961 e 1965 passou por alguns operadores e naquele ano, as autoridades paraguaias o prenderam em Assunção com um carregamento ilegal. Nunca mais ele voou e a partir de 1978 o velho 'Connie', como era conhecido, deixou de receber qualquer cuidado de preservação, começando a deteriorar-se rapidamente. Em 1999, depois de 34 anos de abandono, a Eductam adquiriu o que dele restou e o trouxe para o Brasil em seis carretas, promovendo o seu restauro apenas para exposição estática, porque ele jamais poderá voar."
context_page_description: The Lockheed L-049 Constellation was the first model of the Lockheed Constellation aircraft line. It entered service as the C-69 military transport aircraft during World War II for the United States Army Air Forces and was the first civilian version after the war. When production ended in 1946 it was replaced by the improved L-649 and L-749 Constellation.
context_section_description: L-049
  Initial production variant powered by two R-3350-745C18BA-1 radials. Originally produced as the C-69 before 1945. 87 built.
  L-149
  Designation given to L-049 aircraft refitted with a larger fuel capacity.
  L-549
  Company designation for the sole C-69C built for the United States Army Air Forces.
caption: An L-049 preserved in Panair do Brasil colors at the Wings of a Dream Museum in Brazil.
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