Airline Empires has really made me want to learn about the history of airliners. A few details brought to my attention about the Constellation is a bit inaccurate.
The L-1649 Starliner was only available from 1956-1958.
There were a few predecessors before the Starliner.
The main predecessors were the L-649 Constellation which was manufactured between 1946-1951, its was shorter than the Starliner. Holding around 85 passengers.
The other main predecessor would be the L-1049 Super Constellation. The L-1049 was a stretched L-649. The L1049 and L1649 are the same length.
The L-1049 was manufactured between 1951-1958, Overlapping production of the L-1649 from 1956-1958.
Thanks for the great airline simulation, its great, I am addicted.