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.... but recovery proved complicated because corrosion was worse than under-water inspections initially suggested....
The Condor wreck disintegrated on being set down on the recovery platform on May 26, 1999. Despite all odds, the parties involved decided to embark on the ambitious restoration project..... aim is to turn the badly damaged aircraft into a handsome piece of commercial aviation history. The project is put at ten years to complete. This will only be possible with widely ranging specialized knowledge from many different experts.....
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Sat Oct 08, 2016 12:06 pm
JohnB wrote:I'd love to see one even in civil guise...which might make it easier to get financial/industrial/government support for the project in Germany.
The Condor was one of the few non-American modern airliners of the period and has a story to tell in transport development. They (and perhaps some little known French types) saw the future of speedy metal aircraft, while others like the UK, were still obsessed with "luxurious flying to the colonies" with massive flying boats, boxy Ensigns, and wooden Albatrosses.
The L1649A, affectionately called "Queen of the North Atlantic" or also "Mona Lisa of the Skies", is the perfect addition to DLBS's hand-picked historic fleet. In future, the "Super Star" will also serve as a historic ambassador for the history of Lufthansa in Germany and abroad.
Sat Oct 08, 2016 12:27 pm
Lon Moer wrote:JohnB wrote:I'd love to see one even in civil guise...which might make it easier to get financial/industrial/government support for the project in Germany.
The Condor was one of the few non-American modern airliners of the period and has a story to tell in transport development. They (and perhaps some little known French types) saw the future of speedy metal aircraft, while others like the UK, were still obsessed with "luxurious flying to the colonies" with massive flying boats, boxy Ensigns, and wooden Albatrosses.
It is being restored as a Lufthansa Air Liner.
They are also working on a Super ConnieThe L1649A, affectionately called "Queen of the North Atlantic" or also "Mona Lisa of the Skies", is the perfect addition to DLBS's hand-picked historic fleet. In future, the "Super Star" will also serve as a historic ambassador for the history of Lufthansa in Germany and abroad.
Sat Oct 08, 2016 2:51 pm
quemerford wrote:Lon Moer wrote:JohnB wrote:I'd love to see one even in civil guise...which might make it easier to get financial/industrial/government support for the project in Germany.
The Condor was one of the few non-American modern airliners of the period and has a story to tell in transport development. They (and perhaps some little known French types) saw the future of speedy metal aircraft, while others like the UK, were still obsessed with "luxurious flying to the colonies" with massive flying boats, boxy Ensigns, and wooden Albatrosses.
It is being restored as a Lufthansa Air Liner.
They are also working on a Super ConnieThe L1649A, affectionately called "Queen of the North Atlantic" or also "Mona Lisa of the Skies", is the perfect addition to DLBS's hand-picked historic fleet. In future, the "Super Star" will also serve as a historic ambassador for the history of Lufthansa in Germany and abroad.
I can't say for sure, but there's no Super Constellation being done by this group: as far as I know the Condor is being part-supported by the Airbus group and Deutsche Lufthansa(DLH).
DLH is supporting a Starliner restoration in the US, but no Super Connie.
L1649A – the last in the series of the famous Super Constellation
Sun Oct 09, 2016 1:09 am
Lon Moer wrote:quemerford wrote:Lon Moer wrote:
DLH is supporting a Starliner restoration in the US, but no Super Connie.
https://www.dlbs.de/en/Projects/Lockheed-Superstar/index.php
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Sun Oct 09, 2016 9:30 am
ArtS wrote:You guys are talking past easy other. The Starliner (1649) is the last of the Constellation(049, 649,749)/Super Constellation (1049) series. You are both describing the same restoration. It is occurring in Maine and there is a thread about it in the Vintage section.
Regards,
Art S.
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