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Lufthansa Celebrates The Roll-Out of Lockheed L-1649A “Super Star”
Lufthansa Technik has achieved a significant milestone with the assembly of the iconic Lockheed L-1649A Starliner. Once painted in its classic livery, the aircraft will be transported to Frankfurt, where it will take center stage in celebrating Lufthansa's 100th anniversary in spring 2026. We often receive questions about the fate of Lockheed L-1649A Starliner N7361C—the aircraft Lufthansa invested heavily in restoring for airworthy use, only to cancel the project at the final stage. Nearly… (vintageaviationnews.com) More...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Is it ever going to fly again.
Restored as a static display aircraft, so no, it will not be flying. At least it will be seen by the public and not stashed away, crated up, inside a storage facility.
It is certainly nice looking... Would be nice to see it fly again!
Yes, but that is far easier said than done. I am sure it would take many more years of work and sourcing airworthy parts, then getting it certified for flight. Tons of money would be involved.
Curious about J. T.'s comment after the article ".... We were less than 9 months away from her flying and she was actually better than new. ...." I have zero knowledge of the actual story other than here, but if it was close, what a waste not to. Just saying.
As a kid I lived in an area the was on the approach of one of Idlewild's (JFK for you youngsters) airport. We loved watching the planes go over and were able to tell the difference between the Electra and the Constellation by their sound. When the Starline series came out it had a different sound. It was kind of a "holy s**t moment what was that" until learned what it was.