The Lockheed Constellation pictured here and on the cover is on display at the Air Mobility Command Museum in Dover, Del. The airplane left the factory as an L-1049E Super Constellation and was in scheduled service for carriers like Cubana Airlines, Eastern Airlines and BOAC. In the 1960s, it became part of a cocktail lounge in Penndel, Penn., where it remained until 1997, when Amoco acquired it and donated it to the museum. Its restoration to resemble a C-121C was completed in 2003. The Constellation’s iconic triple tail had a practical purpose: ensuring adequate hangar-door clearance. [Image: Mr.TinMD/Flickr]
Without some kind of indicator to help us manage yaw, we can’t always trust the seat of our pants.
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