There’s a Lockheed L1049-F Super Constellation—arguably one of the most elegant aircraft ever built—sitting on the apron at Shellharbour Airport, about 100km south of downtown Sydney.
She’s being prepared for a flight on April 6 when her four, 18-cylinder, Wright R3350-93A supercharged engines will hurl her 50-tonne weight down the 1819m runway and into the air.
Shortly after take-off she’ll turn south-west towards Canberra where the Super Constellation—registration number VH-EAG and the last airworthy example in the world—will be the star attraction at this year’s Canberra Airport Open Day.
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