"Pregnant Goose" - the 1954 Lockheed Super Constellation flying radar

Zetu Harrys 4/04/2022 05:42:00 PM

Nicknamed the "Pregnant Goose", the 1954 Lockheed Super Constellation was the Air Force's latest addition to continental air defense. Its mission is to patrol the oceans beyond the range of land-based radar stations. From the high altitudes at which it flies the plane's powerful radar has a vast horizon and can detect enemy aircraft hundreds of miles away, giving it far greater range than any picket submarine or surface ship with low radar antenna and narrower horizon. Once it has located the enemy the "Goose" guides attacking planes to the oncoming target.