Lockheed Constellation Books.

Book Description 
Includes engineering drawings, huge radical engines, cockpit layouts, and wing and fuselage structures of one of the most beautiful  airliners ever built. 

The author, Scott E. Germain AeroServ@aol.com , May 23, 1999 Airline Pilot / Author Notes on the Lockheed Connie  Writing Volume One of Airliner Tech - The Lockheed Constellation and Super Constellation was a very rewarding experience for me, as  it was my first book. It's an interesting read, due to the fact that the manufacturer - Lockheed - was unable to provide much help. 95% of  the material here is from a source other than the maker. Hopefully, this will provide readers with a keen insight to the Connie.

Readers will find many photos by William T. Larkins that have never been published before

The author, Curtis K. Stringfellow / txstring@aol.com , June 10, 1997  A lot of hard work.  The Lockheed Constellation is Motorbooks International's first commercial aviation book and has remained their #1 seller for the past 5  years. Tremendous research went into this book with the result being a very highly rated book which has just gone into it's 2nd reprint. I  hope you all enjoy the book and if you would like me to sign your copy, just e-mail me and I'll tell you where to send it. 

The story of the Connie from design through production.  Ahead of its time, still nostalgic today. The finest piston-engined airliner ever?  General Eisenhower and MacArthur both used them as personal transports, Ike as Air  Force One. 70 B&W and 50 color illustrations, 144 pgs., 9"x 10½", sfbd.

For 30 years, artist Mike Badrocke has produced cutaway drawings of Lockheed’s aeronautical break-throughs– from the Hudson bomber; to the Constellation, the ultimate piston-engined transport; to the gigantic Galaxy; to the SR-71 spyplanes; to the  new F-22 Raptor, the fighter of the 21st Century. 144 pgs., 15 color photos, 30  cutaway drawings, 10¼"x 9", hdbd.

Pace. A full-color look at the Lockheed Constellation, the Queen of the Skies during the golden age of propliners, including: the first flight of the Connie in 1943; full descriptions of the Constellation, Super Constellation, and Starliner; Connies at war  including the C-69 and C-121; and more. 96 pgs. with 85 color photos, 8¼"x 9", sfbd.

Book Description 
130 b/w & color 8 x 9 The first volume in an exciting new series on piston-engined civil airliners of the 1940s and 50s, this book uses the  best professionally photographed archival material available, sourced directly from Lockheed themselves (as well as numerous airlines in  the USA), to illustrate just how complex a procedure it was to build arguably the world's most stylish piston-engined airliner-the majestic  Constellation. 

The inside story of the people, the technology, and the airplanes that  weathered the storms of bankruptcy and created a profitable, prestigious and  influential aerospace company. From the Vega, the Lightning, Constellation and Hudson, to the C-130 Hercules, C-5A, the Skunk Works aircraft and the rockets and  missiles, even to the Space Shuttle. Well illustrated, 576 pgs., 6"x 9", hdbd

Vintage photos of the bright and colorful markings of the great  propeller-driven airliners, from Ford Tri-motors of the ‘30s to the Lockheed Super  Constellations of the ‘50s. The great names: DC-3, DC-4, DC-6, Convairs, Boeings,  and many more. Propliners from Pan-Am, Northwest, American, Continental, and dozens of other carriers. 96 pgs., 80 color illustrations, 8¼"x 9", sfbd.

From the classic airliner came the military C-121. Used by the U.S. as a  transport, early warning aerial platform, weather recon vehicle, presidential  transport, and super-sleuth in Vietnam, the C-121 was a reliable workhorse. Book  includes 200+ photos, highly detailed engineering drawings, cockpit views, squadron  patches and more. 78 pgs., 8½"x 11", sfbd.

From the late 1940s to the mid-1960s, air travel was still an  adventure, with propeller driven airliners reaching their zenith and civilian jetliners just arriving on the scene. Revisit that golden age of air travel with this look back at  the histories and aircraft of the most notable U.S. airlines. Period photography depicts classic airliners like the Lockheed Constellation, MD DC-3, Convair 880 and  others. Memorabilia such as advertisements, route maps, timetables, dinnerware and  more complete this nostalgic look back. 192 pgs., approx. 200 color and B&W photos, 10"x 10", hdbd.

Covers the entire 75-year history of this great airline, from Western Air Express' Douglas mail planes to the new Boeing 717s.  TWA created the Douglas twins under Jack Frye, the Constellations under Howard  Hughes, and the first transcontinental passenger air route with the Ford Tri-Motors  under Charles Lindbergh's planning direction. A fabulous story that includes 170  photos, 45 drawings, 25 maps and fleet lists covering 1,250 individual aircraft. 112  pgs., 11"x 8½", hdbd.

Rapid developments in aviation from WWII to the early 1970s brought high-speed air travel to the public. This history of U.S. airliners' early years bridges  the propliner era, with its classic aluminum aircraft like the Lockheed Constellation and Douglas DC-3, with the dawn of early jetliners like the DC-8, Boeing 707 and Convair 880. Both modern and period photos transport you back to this heady era. 168 pgs., 200 color and B&W photos, 10"x 10", hdbd.