Editing Lockheed Corporation (section)

===Postwar production===
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[[File:TWA L-049.jpg|thumb|A [[Lockheed L-049 Constellation]] sporting the livery of [[Trans World Airlines]] at the [[Pima Air & Space Museum]]]]
During World War II, Lockheed, in cooperation with [[Trans-World Airlines]] (TWA), had developed the [[Lockheed L-049 Constellation|L-049 Constellation]], a radical new airliner capable of flying 43 passengers between New York and London at a speed of {{convert|300|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in 13 hours.
[[File:Air India L-1049G Super Constellation at Prague Airport.jpg|thumb|A Lockheed Super Constellation in Air India livery]]
Once the Constellation (nicknamed ''Connie'') went into production, the military received the first production models; after the war, the airlines received their original orders, giving Lockheed more than a year's head-start over other aircraft manufacturers in what was easily foreseen as the post-war modernization of civilian air travel. The Constellation's performance set new standards which transformed the civilian transportation market. Its signature tri-tail was the result of many initial customers not having hangars tall enough for a conventional tail. Lockheed produced a larger transport, the double-decked [[Lockheed R6V|R6V Constitution]], which was intended to make the Constellation obsolete. However, the design proved underpowered.

The company sought to purchase [[Convair]] in 1946, but the sale was blocked by the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission|SEC]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Lockheed-Consolidated Merger Would Create New Aircraft Giant |magazine=Aviation News |date=September 16, 1946 |volume=6 |issue=12 |page=7 |url=https://archive.org/details/Aviation_Week_1946-09-16/page/n3 |accessdate=July 31, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=B-36 Procurement Investigation Slated |magazine=Aviation Week |date=June 6, 1949 |volume=50 |issue=23 |page=13 |url=https://archive.org/details/Aviation_Week_1949-06-06/page/n6 |accessdate=July 31, 2021}}</ref>