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Second PO-1W prototype at NAS Barbers Point 1952 Third production WV-2 in flight 1954. The Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star is an American airborne early warning and control radar surveillance aircraft operational in the 1950s in both the United States Navy (USN) and United States Air Force (USAF).
Two maritime patrol aircraft equipped with search radar based on L-749, later re-designated WV-1. PO-2W Warning Star Long-range airborne radar aircraft, R-3350-34 or R-3350-42 engines with 3,400 hp (2,536 kW) each, based on L-1049, later re-designated WV-2. WV-1 Re-designation of the PO-1W. WV-2 Warning Star Re-designation of the PO-2W.
These aircraft, originally designated R7O, were delivered before the WV-2 aircraft due to the R7O being more simple to produce. The R7O (now R7V-1) first flew in 1952. The R7V-1 was able to be quickly converted between a passenger transport for 97-107 individuals or a cargo carrying transport in two hours.
This is a list of airborne early warning aircraft. ... 2 engines Lockheed WV-2/PO-2W/EC-121 Warning Star: US: Production: Propeller: 1949: 232: 4 engines
WV2 or WV-2 may refer to: Lockheed WV-2 Warning Star, a surveillance aircraft; West Virginia's 2nd congressional district; West Virginia Route 2; WorldView-2, a commercial Earth observation satellite; WV2, a postcode district in Wolverhampton, England; see WV postcode area; Nickname of boxer Wilfredo Vázquez, Jr.
The aircraft was repaired and returned to service. [69] February 28, 1959: C-121G 54-4069 — 5: Crashed near Prescott Airport while performing touch-and-go landing training, killing all five on board. [70] March 29, 1959: WV-2 141332 — None
[2] In 1970, Eastern Island was once again vacated, this time being designated as a wildlife sanctuary. After the Vietnam War, NAS Midway mainly served as a refueling stop and a base for occasional Navy patrol planes. In October 1978, it was again downgraded to naval air facility status and all military dependents were sent home to Hawaii while ...
The Lockheed Constellation ("Connie") is a propeller-driven, four-engined airliner built by Lockheed Corporation starting in 1943. The Constellation series was the first civil airliner family to enter widespread use equipped with a pressurized cabin, enabling it to fly well above most bad weather, thus significantly improving the general safety and ease of commercial passenger air travel.