The return of the Super Star
Comeback of a legend
The Super Star was the culmination in the history of propeller driven transport aircraft. To make a last Lockheed L-1649A airworthy again is a special honour and challenge for Lufthansa Technik.
History: The creation of a legend
The Lockheed Constellation - the story of this legend in air travel began on a hot summer's day in 1939, when the charismatic entrepreneur, Howard Hughes, unveiled his plan for a fast passenger aircraft at the Lockheed aircraft works. ... more
The L-1649A in service with Lufthansa
Starting in 1958, Lufthansa operated four L-1649A Super Stars on the North Atlantic routes. The comfort and luxury above the clouds that was introduced in November of that year in the new Senator First Class on the Super Star has barely been equaled since. ... more
Technical competence of Lufthansa Technik
Immediately after acquiring the three Lockheed L-1649A's in December 2007, the Deutsche Lufthansa Berlin-Stiftung (DLBS) appointed Lufthansa Technik to restore one of the newly purchased Super Stars to an airworthy condition. ... more
Deutsche Lufthansa Berlin Stiftung (DLBS)
The "Queen of the Skies" is the perfect addition to the hand-picked group of historic aircraft flying in DLBS. Complementing the Junkers Ju 52/3m, and the other vintage flying machines, the Lockheed L-1649A will be the next true flying legend. ... more
Statements
Wolfgang Mayrhuber, August Wilhelm Henningsen and Bernhard Conrad comment on the Project Super Star. ... more
Aircraft data
Key facts of the Lockheed L-1649A Super Star. ... more