Lockheed L-1011 TriStar - Wikipedia
The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar (pronounced "El-ten-eleven") [1] is an American medium-to-long-range, wide-body trijet airliner built by the Lockheed Corporation. It was the third wide-body airliner to enter commercial operations, after the Boeing 747 and the McDonnell Douglas DC-10.
Lockheed TriStar (RAF) - Wikipedia
The RAF Tristar is a retired air-to-air refuelling tanker and transport aircraft, formerly in service with the Royal Air Force (RAF). All airframes were retro-converted civilian Lockheed L-1011-500 TriStar airliners, previously operated by British Airways and Pan American World Airways, and entered service with the RAF in 1984.
L-1011: Luxury Among the Clouds - Lockheed Martin
Conceived during the mid-1960s to transport 250 passengers on popular transcontinental routes, the L-1011 boasted unheard-of luxuries, including glare-resistant windows, full-sized hideaway closets for coats and a below-deck galley, which lifted filet mignon and lamb chop dinners up to the main cabin via two elevators.
EX-RAF L-1011 TRISTARS TO FLY AGAIN AS CIVILIAN-OWNED TANKERS
Tempus Applied Solutions (TAS) announced on Aug. 14, 2017 that it has acquired six ex-Royal Air Force (RAF) Lockheed L-1011 Tristar tankers and three of them will be used for air-to-air refueling (AAR) operations.
Lockheed L-1011 Tristar - Airline History Museum
The first jet for AHM was the Lockheed L-1011 (TriStar), s/n 193B-1066. This is an original TWA ship bearing the tail number “N31019” while flying for Trans World Airlines. After sale by TWA, she briefly carried a foreign registration.
The Lockheed L1011 – Saying Goodbye to Another Trijet
Mar 24, 2014 · While 2014 may have been the end of commercial DC-10 services, many forget that the RAF (Royal Air Force) has been operating Lockheed L1011s (called “TriStars” in their parlance) as air-to-air refueling aircraft. Unfortunately for trijet enthusiasts, today marks the end of their service in the RAF.
The Rise & Fall Of The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar - Simple Flying
Feb 20, 2021 · The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar first took the skies more than 50 years ago, and the aircraft was one of the key players at the time, as the jet age entered its next stage of evolution. Here's a look at the rise and fall of the L-1011 TriStar, from innovative technology to limited commercial success.
3 Engined Jumbo: The Story Of The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
Dec 15, 2021 · The second model, the L-1011-100, hit the skies in 1975, and had a longer range than the L-1011-1. An additional center fuel tank extended this by 930 miles (1,500 km). Lockheed also offered the L-1011-50 as a conversion of the L-1011-1. While this had the same range, its advantage over the L-1011-1 was an increased maximum takeoff weight (MTOW ...
Requiem For a Trijet Masterpiece – The Lockheed L-1011
Actually, there was a tanker version of the L-1011, flown for many years by the Royal Air Force, and only recently retired. It did not have a boom system, as the RAF uses only the probe and drogue system. They were actually former British Airways L-1011-500s, the long range version of the Tri-Star, and the conversions to tankers were done in ...
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 500 - Airliners.net
Launched in August 1976, the key changes incorporated in the 500 over the standard L-1011s are the 4.11m (13ft 6in) shorter fuselage, greater takeoff weights, increased fuel capacity and more powerful RB211-524 engines.
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