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Lockheed L-749A Constellation

CONSTEL-2528Scrapped

RegistrationFRF-SSFY

SEOperatorService Aérien de Recherches

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Lockheed L-749A Constellation. Operated for Pan American World Airways, Air France and Service Aérien de Recherches. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerLockheed

Country of registrationFrancia

MSN2528

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Lockheed Constellation

Figures for the L-049 Constellation variant, the most representative of the family

Length35.4 m116 ft

Wingspan38.5 m126 ft

Height7.5 m25 ft

Range8,700 km4,698 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed547 km/h295 ktMach 0.51

Service ceiling7,300 m23,950 ft

Maximum take-off weight62,369 kg137,500 lb

Maximum payload26,218 kg57,801 lbIts 62 passengers with baggage would weigh about 6.2 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity62 passengersUp to 109 in a high-density layout

Endurance15 h 54 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1943 (83 years ago) · About 856 units built · Production ended in 1958

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Jun 28, 1947

Delivered to Pan American World Airways

Delivered to Pan American World Airways as N86530.

Jan 7, 1950

Transferred to Air France

Transferred to Air France.

Oct 1, 1955

Transferred to Air Vietnam

Transferred to Air Vietnam.

Oct 18, 1959

Transferred to Air Algérie

Transferred to Air Algérie.

Mar 10, 1961

Transferred to Service Aérien de Recherches

Transferred to Service Aérien de Recherches.

Operators

1947-06-28

Pan American World Airways

Registration N86530

1950-01-07

Air France

Registration F-BAZY

1955-10-01

Air Vietnam

Registration F-BAZY · Lessor: Air France

1959-10-18

Air Algérie

Registration F-BAZY · Lessor: Air France

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Air France

Registration F-BAZY

1961-03-10

Service Aérien de Recherches

Registration F-SSFY

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Lockheed L-749A Constellation · F-SSFY · Service Aérien de Recherches}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/CONSTEL-2528},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/CONSTEL-2528}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-19}
}

Wikipedia

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