, ▁Lock he ed ▁designed ▁a ▁less ▁am bit ious ▁upgrade ▁of ▁the ▁Const ell ation ▁series ▁as ▁the ▁L - 1 6 4 9 A ▁Star lin er . ▁The ▁new ▁design ▁used ▁the ▁L - 1 0 4 9 G ▁fus el age , ▁the ▁new ▁ ▁wing ▁and ▁four ▁Wright ▁R - 3 3 5 0 ▁ 9 8 8 ▁T C 1 8 - E A - 2 ▁tur bo comp ound ▁radial ▁engines , ▁allowing ▁the ▁Star lin er ▁to ▁fly ▁non stop ▁from ▁California ▁to ▁Europe . ▁Lock he ed ▁said ▁the ▁new ▁L - 1 6 4 9 A ▁would ▁deliver ▁ 5 8 ▁passengers ▁over ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁ ▁at ▁, ▁or ▁from ▁Paris ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁three ▁hours ▁faster ▁than ▁the ▁DC - 7 C . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Pan ▁American ▁scheduled ▁the ▁DC - 7 C ▁from ▁Or ly ▁to ▁Id le w ild ▁in ▁ 1 4 ▁hr ▁ 1 5 ▁min ; ▁T WA ▁scheduled ▁the ▁ 1 6 4 9 ▁in ▁ 1 4 ▁hr ▁ 5 0 ▁min . ▁ ▁Oper ational ▁history ▁The ▁L - 1 6 4 9 A ▁prototype ▁first ▁fle w ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁( The ▁prototype ▁[ N 1 6 4 9 ] ▁was ▁the ▁property ▁of ▁Lock he ed ▁until ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁Japan .) ▁Air line ▁service ▁began