tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89790036344150011522024-03-18T18:58:24.349+00:00TriStar500.net SiteThe Lockheed L-1011 TriStar WebsiteAndré Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979003634415001152.post-73012660005307487882023-12-17T20:24:00.007+00:002024-03-06T15:11:15.863+00:00An abandoned L-1011 on a beach<p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgh2-OHUTxImrRFC2bTHQ7yS4wNFucnTpyoPYH2IoiKeSeI5jVLDNLI1mCdiBpD56KOq4gqj6IlyxsQkej3TCGMZKGSfaBm-FwjrlfzpRwWF1kz9Aa-aapFa0F3fR7x7Ca0dOF88E4Fy-edVMU3npL_XI8v-9eEEgc4HUNqrJvJ2xhvdTDSwB_xz3mPo/s1024/l1011benin.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgh2-OHUTxImrRFC2bTHQ7yS4wNFucnTpyoPYH2IoiKeSeI5jVLDNLI1mCdiBpD56KOq4gqj6IlyxsQkej3TCGMZKGSfaBm-FwjrlfzpRwWF1kz9Aa-aapFa0F3fR7x7Ca0dOF88E4Fy-edVMU3npL_XI8v-9eEEgc4HUNqrJvJ2xhvdTDSwB_xz3mPo/s320/l1011benin.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L-1011 in Cotonou © Matthew Klint/Live and Let's Fly</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">An L-1011 originally delivered to All Nippon Airways and last operated by Air Rum (msn 193P-1156) is sitting on a beach for some years now in Cotonou, Benin - West Africa.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">One can find two interesting reports of this aircraft on the internet:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li><b>Live and Let's Fly:</b> <a href="https://liveandletsfly.com/l-1011-cotonou-benin/">Onboard A Lockheed L-1011 TriStar In Cotonou, Benin</a></li><li><b>AirlineReporter:</b> <a href="https://www.airlinereporter.com/2021/05/exploring-an-abandoned-l1011-tristar-on-a-beach-in-west-africa/">Exploring an Abandoned L1011 TriStar on a Beach in West Africa</a></li></ul></div><p></p>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979003634415001152.post-54620987372601017632023-12-17T20:03:00.002+00:002024-01-28T14:06:21.605+00:00Portuguese L-1011 fleet status 2023<p>Still no news of CS-TEB being scrapped:</p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">MSN 1206 euroAtlantic CS-TMX - scrapped at Lisbon (LIS/LPPT)</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">MSN 1240 euroAtlantic CS-TEB - stored at Amman (ADJ/OJAM)</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">MSN 1248 Luzair CS-TMP - scuttled in the Gulf of Aqaba</li></ul>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979003634415001152.post-25031728077480770972023-12-04T15:30:00.002+00:002024-02-02T17:17:17.071+00:00And we now say goodbye to Novair<p style="text-align: justify;">Nova Airlines AB, doing business as Novair, ceased operations last October, ending a 26 years run.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://www.airhistory.net/photo/267811/SE-DVF"><img border="0" data-original-height="153" data-original-width="230" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2SICinJwWmefgz6iYH7Lku7DZP4HuZ6NJG2_Fxel2UUWRwsVG_AjD8RT0iyP-KpmUIhyphenhyphenzxD894KgloBl4Dv67IKh0PIlycMr8v-zzvHWNVXvGz6jUi4XUDW9T1ZB25_UQjWnHp2lqLOF8_x5RSUCphJhm550GQS81Ge9vX41XUk1mPhg3nWMxuDUmH8Y/s1600/novair1011dvf.jpg" width="230" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.airhistory.net/photo/267811/SE-DVF">Novair SE-DVF © LRS 747</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Novair was a swedish micro-airline operating two Airbus A321neo on the charter scene, a company that started its activities in 1997 with an ex-TAP L-1011 registered SE-DVF adding a second one (SE-DVI) some months later.</div>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979003634415001152.post-80526188346140678622023-12-04T15:15:00.007+00:002024-03-06T17:35:00.802+00:00New L-1011 article published on Simple Flying<p style="text-align: justify;">Simple Flying aviation site released a recent article about the L-1011 TriStar:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8G8EtAfavXeE5OzlKVxUb7YIZNPmEi_eb633r1B7ifmHskuUolE5Mvo-TLsYMUfFT3E_AFvKUwzLAEu6RhEscAvM0I6unjweosmctV-z1Y-pEHS0nCZikCT9QoRO-TI73rgjooZUJDBVMFMWhc8bK5-qDSYpuWpBrC6OhS2iOL8Bhm9qYnEkNUcDFu4/s1024/airportugal1011.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="1024" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8G8EtAfavXeE5OzlKVxUb7YIZNPmEi_eb633r1B7ifmHskuUolE5Mvo-TLsYMUfFT3E_AFvKUwzLAEu6RhEscAvM0I6unjweosmctV-z1Y-pEHS0nCZikCT9QoRO-TI73rgjooZUJDBVMFMWhc8bK5-qDSYpuWpBrC6OhS2iOL8Bhm9qYnEkNUcDFu4/s320/airportugal1011.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">TAP Air Portugal CS-TEF © Felix Goetting</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Simple Flying:</b> <a href="https://simpleflying.com/lockheed-tristar-fun-facts-list/">5 Fun Facts About The Lockheed L-1011 'TriStar'</a></li></ul>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979003634415001152.post-33760563628371647332022-12-03T20:01:00.004+00:002022-12-10T18:12:35.869+00:00L-1011 Stargazer at the AVAirShow 2022<p style="text-align: justify;">The L-1011 registered N140SC was temporarily flown to the Edwards Air Force Base (EDW/KEDW) to be part of the static display at the Aerospace Valley Air Show that took place last October.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEN7fM72J1T9UPlpJw1d60vbjUq9_qCw6C0WUobDk7qiD3RXmZJdht0f3WtpJ46KGsSpB0r0x6fVSAagrVVWp2ulk-5YOetVLr6bM6mAywnEWX4yftEuzkiJTpbVersfYidZq59QrcTTwBTvVo0F0mAk3MiuIUvbfurAiXAwl5amz7rDDd7g3wWRE3/s2048/avairshow.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEN7fM72J1T9UPlpJw1d60vbjUq9_qCw6C0WUobDk7qiD3RXmZJdht0f3WtpJ46KGsSpB0r0x6fVSAagrVVWp2ulk-5YOetVLr6bM6mAywnEWX4yftEuzkiJTpbVersfYidZq59QrcTTwBTvVo0F0mAk3MiuIUvbfurAiXAwl5amz7rDDd7g3wWRE3/s320/avairshow.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">N140SC © Aerospace Valley Air Show</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After the Air Show, Stargazer returned to Mojave Airport (MHV/KMHV) where it is stored.</div>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979003634415001152.post-38258882419398234852022-12-03T19:52:00.006+00:002024-01-28T14:06:57.028+00:00Portuguese L-1011 fleet status 2022<p>CS-TEB was recently seen in one piece in Amman Civil Airport (ADJ/OJAM).</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>MSN 1206 euroAtlantic CS-TMX - scrapped at Lisbon (LIS/LPPT)</li><li>MSN 1240 euroAtlantic CS-TEB - stored at Amman (ADJ/OJAM)</li><li>MSN 1241 Northrop Grumman N91011 - stored at Victorville (VCV/KVCV)</li><li>MSN 1248 Luzair CS-TMP - scuttled in the Gulf of Aqaba</li></ul><p></p>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979003634415001152.post-67053820484956855002022-07-20T17:41:00.011+01:002024-03-06T15:12:07.733+00:00CNN Travel article on TriStar CS-TMP, scuttled in Gulf of Aqaba<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Ex-Luzair L-1011 TriStar CS-TMP, scuttled in Gulf of Aqaba, on 26th August 2019, caught CNN Travel's attention.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZ_n4rzney-VTz5yuQdmjACZmDu9l-Ba5P0gUUDFXt1vAHuPEfHy-l3lQ6jdrs9j9sO6Kogy0szv1e4d8k_mnwxqC_g8Nnv4eyrqOTMIAY8qSkhDk3xIXPn16UzMGP-U_b4IxDCL80Sbrx3YHQCC4oJq-9_XfLSJxKlHQhCtMKrOCFY06sFzluWdF/s900/gulfofaqabatmp.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="900" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZ_n4rzney-VTz5yuQdmjACZmDu9l-Ba5P0gUUDFXt1vAHuPEfHy-l3lQ6jdrs9j9sO6Kogy0szv1e4d8k_mnwxqC_g8Nnv4eyrqOTMIAY8qSkhDk3xIXPn16UzMGP-U_b4IxDCL80Sbrx3YHQCC4oJq-9_XfLSJxKlHQhCtMKrOCFY06sFzluWdF/s320/gulfofaqabatmp.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CS-TMP © Brett Hoelzer/Deep Blue Dive Center</td></tr></tbody></table><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div><p style="text-align: justify;">The venerable old Lockheed Martin L1011 Tristar airplane, with its three engines, mounted on wings and tail fin, would be a sight to behold in the air or on the ground, let alone deep beneath the surface of the Red Sea, among the fish and coral.</p></div><div><p style="text-align: justify;">The abandoned jet, sunk in 2019 to create an artificial reef to encourage marine life, has been photographed by American underwater photographer Brett Holzer in a series of images that capture the eerie spectacle created by this aquatic airliner.</p></div></blockquote><div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><ul><li><b>CNN Travel:</b> <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/red-sea-underwater-abandoned-plane/">Eerie abandoned passenger plane sits on floor of Red Sea</a></li></ul><p></p><p></p></div>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979003634415001152.post-62879680527859304812021-07-15T00:45:00.017+01:002024-03-06T17:35:24.191+00:00YQB Aviation - the history of the L-1011 in Canada<p> YQB Aviation published a nice article about the L-1011 history in Canada:</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTIJkA1fLhZ7n6h8IebGSWZXU-R8w9g6-2y1UThJL0Q0blBpm5IbpFX68I8gUTURxzUc4Mn1TQnrzDsN9LtzWedxSGgMEheR_6rGqB7OUERPSsIU4adVl0a7WRbmvsyaOFCcqyRvwl3c/s1200/yqbaviation.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTIJkA1fLhZ7n6h8IebGSWZXU-R8w9g6-2y1UThJL0Q0blBpm5IbpFX68I8gUTURxzUc4Mn1TQnrzDsN9LtzWedxSGgMEheR_6rGqB7OUERPSsIU4adVl0a7WRbmvsyaOFCcqyRvwl3c/s320/yqbaviation.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Air Canada L-1011 © YQB Aviation</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li><b>YQB Aviation:</b> <a href="https://www.yqbaviation.net/post/la-petite-histoire-du-lockheed-l-1011-au-canada" target="">La Petite Histoire du Lockheed L-1011 au Canada</a></li></ul><a href="https://www.yqbaviation.net/post/la-petite-histoire-du-lockheed-l-1011-au-canada" target=""></a></div>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979003634415001152.post-47752702606286245412021-06-14T10:53:00.010+01:002024-03-06T16:55:34.445+00:00L-1011 Stargazer still making history<div style="text-align: justify;">Nice to see the L-1011 Stargazer alive and kicking:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nHpeKsCOhHs" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote>The U. S. Space Force successfully launched the Tactically Responsive Launch-2 (TacRL-2) mission on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on June 13 at 4:11 a.m. EDT, delivering a technology demonstration satellite to Low Earth Orbit.</blockquote></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li><b>Space Force:</b> <a href="https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article/2656082/us-space-force-successfully-launches-first-tactically-responsive-launch-mission/" target="">U.S. Space Force successfully launches first tactically responsive launch mission</a></li></ul><a href="https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article/2656082/us-space-force-successfully-launches-first-tactically-responsive-launch-mission/" target=""></a></div><p></p>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979003634415001152.post-1345203254005189222021-06-08T16:13:00.011+01:002024-03-06T15:12:50.477+00:00L-1011 Flight Report by Sam Chui<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0efoppSBzxXARm0v-yKQ81NU9e7QfW4-l43r-r_O-vTutCKkRxTGPHcSAgePBwAUgxPejpIXF36bh3y3aVDEWytklVZrveZV48tTH7crzYUeli1zKWOFgz3Jq1pH9e2joug7F0hAmOUc/s759/thaisky.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="759" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0efoppSBzxXARm0v-yKQ81NU9e7QfW4-l43r-r_O-vTutCKkRxTGPHcSAgePBwAUgxPejpIXF36bh3y3aVDEWytklVZrveZV48tTH7crzYUeli1zKWOFgz3Jq1pH9e2joug7F0hAmOUc/s320/thaisky.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thai Sky L-1011 © Sam Chui</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thai Sky Airlines, founded in 2004, was one of the last airlines in the world to set up an operation of scheduled flights using the L-1011. They had a fleet of two ex-Delta TriStars: HS-AXA and HS-AXE.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sam Chui, a well-known aviation photographer and blogger, had the chance to fly this airline and shared a very interesting flight report on his blog.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li><b>Sam Chui Aviation & Travel:</b> <a href="https://samchui.com/2020/06/04/classic-trip-flying-on-thai-sky-airlines-tristar-l-1011/" target="">Flying on Thai Sky Airlines TriStar L-1011</a></li></ul><a href="https://samchui.com/2020/06/04/classic-trip-flying-on-thai-sky-airlines-tristar-l-1011/" target=""></a></div><p></p>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979003634415001152.post-338372996054352322020-11-16T21:31:00.009+00:002024-03-06T17:35:47.591+00:0050 years of the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar by Key.Aero<p style="text-align: justify;">Key.Aero published an article evoking the 50 years since the first flight of the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGPM6-lHWP5bdQU9E0wQzZJHhPrbWv2agg1Z7FMEPJsjgeBSq5JFVDOiR4Lm-kWGYFuTP4nsAphgT8xRxkfuShIlEb9uhHLkzt-XNrzQqHW4WRuBpgxxlNrSFraX95OzyULyZ4Z4jxFw/s800/jonproctor1011.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGPM6-lHWP5bdQU9E0wQzZJHhPrbWv2agg1Z7FMEPJsjgeBSq5JFVDOiR4Lm-kWGYFuTP4nsAphgT8xRxkfuShIlEb9uhHLkzt-XNrzQqHW4WRuBpgxxlNrSFraX95OzyULyZ4Z4jxFw/s320/jonproctor1011.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">N1011 © Jon Proctor</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li><b style="font-weight: bold;">Key.Aero:</b> <a href="https://www.key.aero/article/50-years-lockheed-l-1011-tristar" target="">50 years of the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar</a></li></ul><a href="https://www.key.aero/article/50-years-lockheed-l-1011-tristar" target=""></a></div>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979003634415001152.post-34773197370051018122020-10-24T21:15:00.010+01:002022-11-11T00:04:46.632+00:00Aviation News Magazine - 50 years of the TriStar<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluvTuXkB1q-AZNkcic_4CWSR9GtCkAiAkVofHl705-rH_DuoPnVreofauLdbRSDlTVDvZ8JlTuR8XAyes2lNeWybJZxZ2Rtmt2R-zbCPp5hImY2lyZ7_gazURE5wNtSPZMouokfyIR64/s320/aviationnews50.jpg" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.key.aero/aviationnews" target="">Aviation News / November 2020<br /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">November issue of Aviation News Magazine brings us an article about the 50 years of the L-1011 TriStar and its history with three high-profile operators: Pan Am, Royal Air Force and LTU. Currently, only one L-1011 belonging to Northrop Grumman (the Stargazer) remains active in the world. The maiden flight of the L-1011 TriStar was in November 16, 1970.</div>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979003634415001152.post-72392108126125681562020-10-23T16:41:00.010+01:002022-03-24T21:17:03.941+00:00N140SC with updated Northrop Grumman titles<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglEHXkpnHn0FBVRBBanJUVXbKIzc7UVnvebaS6mByqjd_71FIqDFQHERpLvDL_jbhbib4mJSmsZcruPGrchVd374j3CLx4M2eXl5FYHSbzOPxumtShwDMPqJuOnjiZSRkubq_FHRpMHj0/s320/n140scnewtitles.jpg" width="320" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9900300" target="">N140SC © JetPhotos / xuxinyi1000</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979003634415001152.post-32869327001494391522020-06-04T10:21:00.021+01:002024-03-06T15:13:28.642+00:00TriStar500.net Site - 20 years online<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Internet has become such a different place when compared to what it was in the late nineties. Today, business took most of the place of the free knowledge sharing that existed by that time. The first version of the TriStar500.net Site - although not yet with that name - was written in the last days of 1999 and it went online in January 2000.</div>
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The childish appearence of the website was compatible with the tender age of the young boy who wrote it. A handful of other L-1011 websites existed with lots of complete information about the whole worldwide fleet. So I didn't pretend to make one more site of that kind, nor did I have access to those sources of information or contacts in the aviation world to keep me updated. I just wanted to tell the world that I loved the L-1011, my favorite aircraft.</div>
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In 2004, a big leap was made with a professional hosting and a new own domain that also gave a new name to the website. That year, TriStar500.net truly became an L-1011 information center, not only with news about the L-1011's that belonged to TAP Air Portugal or that were still flying in my country, but also keeping attention to the worldwide fleet.</div>
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In 2007, I became the luckiest guy in the world when I started working as a crew member flying the good old L-1011 TriStar.</div>
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These days, 20 years after the first version of the website went online, I'm still committed to keep it alive as it became a solid part of my own life story.</div>
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André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979003634415001152.post-37327843718268441912019-11-22T18:11:00.006+00:002024-03-06T15:13:34.526+00:00Hewa Bora Airways' TriStar 500 preserved<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Along with other vintage aircraft, L-1011-500 9Q-CHC, was moved from Kinshasa N'Djili Airport - where it was stored for many years - to Parc de la Vallé de la Nsele.</div>
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Some very cool pictures of the airframe can be seen following the link below:</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li><b>Aviation24.be:</b> <a href="https://www.aviation24.be/defunct-airlines/hewa-bora/hidden-gem-lockheed-l-1011-tristar-parc-de-la-vallee-de-la-nsele-congo-kinshasa/" target="">Hewa Bora Airways’ Lockheed L-1011 TriStar – Parc de la Vallée de la Nsele</a></li></ul>
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Phil Joyce, vice president of space launch programs at Northrop Grumman, said this week that the company is trying to sell the launches using the two remaining Pegasus XL rockets, and officials plan to keep the Pegasus rocket’s L-1011 carrier jet flying for at least five or 10 more years.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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“We’re looking out five or 10 years with the L-1011, and what parts do we need, being the only flying L-1011 on the planet,” he said. “We have the only trained pilots, we have the only trained mechanics for that aircraft, and we needed the parts.”</div>
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However, and since there are no new Pegasus missions scheduled, some rumors say that the aircraft used as an airborne launch platform will be retired soon and turned into a monument, as it was already proposed in the recent past.</div>
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In even if Stratolaunch project seems to be having its difficulties, the fact is that new airborne launch platforms for small satellites (like Virgin Orbit's Cosmic Girl/Launcher One) are being developed and the challenge of keeping an aircraft that is 45 years old and that is the last operational L-1011 in the world will certainly condemn Stargazer to its final retirement soon or later.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li><b>LoudounNow:</b> <a href="https://loudounnow.com/2018/06/29/northrop-grumman-proposes-rocket-monument-at-orbital-atk/" target="">Northrop Grumman Proposes Rocket Monument at Orbital ATK</a></li><li><b>Spaceflight Now:</b> <a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/10/10/rockets-purchased-by-stratolaunch-back-under-northrop-grumman-control/" target="">Rockets purchased by Stratolaunch back under Northrop Grumman control</a></li></ul>
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The ex-Luzair L-1011 TriStar is providing the opportunity for amazing photos underwater. You can find some of them on the link below as well as more information about its scuttling.</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b style="font-weight: bold;">Aqaba Site:</b><span> </span><a href="https://aqaba.jo/Pages/Viewpage?PageID=606" target="">Dive a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar Wreck</a></li></ul><a href="https://aqaba.jo/Pages/Viewpage?PageID=606" target=""></a></div>
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After a two-year delay, the ICON satellite intended to study the Earth's ionosphere was finally launched. The new launch date was set for the last 9th of October but weather restrictions scrubbed the attempt one more day.</div>
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Last night, the L-1011 took off from Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral, heading towards the Atlantic Ocean and started its climb to 39000 ft. The typical launch circuit pattern was followed and every parameter was nominal for the launch. Unfortunately, when approaching the launch box (a virtual shaped area from which the launch must take place), communications with Stargazer were lost and the launch aborted. The aircraft had to fly one more circuit which took about 30 minutes, and communications were re-established using a new frequency. At its second attempt, everything went fine and the Pegasus XL rocketed away, delivering the payload to its intended orbit (a LEO - Low Earth Orbit).</div>
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The ICON mission was the 44th flight of the Pegasus rocket proving the success of the Stargazer/Pegasus XL airborne launch platform.</div>
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For the moment there are no new Pegasus XL missions scheduled.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li><b>Northrop Grumman:</b> <a href="https://news.northropgrumman.com/news/releases/northrop-grumman-successfully-launches-nasa-icon-satellite-on-pegasus-rocket" target="">Northrop Grumman Successfully Launches NASA ICON Satellite</a></li></ul>
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In April of this year, photos of CS-TMP could be seen with the aircraft laying with its wings clipped, near the waters of the Gulf of Aqaba.</div>
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Information was spread that it was intended to sink the airframe to become an artificial reef and to serve as an attraction to scuba divers. Last 26th of August, CS-TMP was finally sunk with its wings and horizontal stabilizers re-attached.</div>
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André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979003634415001152.post-25879928757476810022019-09-23T15:11:00.003+01:002024-03-06T15:14:41.924+00:00New launch date for ICON mission<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Northrop Grumman announced the following:</div>
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<b>Mission Update - September 19, 2019</b><br />
NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) satellite will launch aboard our Pegasus rocket on October 9 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Pegasus will be carried aloft by the company's L-1011 Stargazer aircraft. To learn more about the ICON mission, visit NASA's blog here.</blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li><b>Northrop Grumman:</b> <a href="https://www.northropgrumman.com/Capabilities/Pegasus/Pages/Pegasus-Missions.aspx" target="">Pegasus Flight #44 (ICON)</a></li></ul>
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André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979003634415001152.post-38915942566931559872018-11-07T02:16:00.003+00:002024-01-28T14:06:57.028+00:00New livery for HZ-AHP<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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L-1011 193S-1190 (ex-Saudia) in permanent display at Royal Saudi Air Force Museum (Riyadh) was repainted in a new livery to promote the 88th Anniversary of the National Day in Saudi Arabia and also to promote the "Saudi Vision 2030" plan.</div>
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André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979003634415001152.post-68126994413270066832018-11-07T02:04:00.004+00:002024-03-06T17:37:22.647+00:00ICON launch set for this Wednesday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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News from NASA's Kennedy Space Center:
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NASA and Northrop Grumman completed their Launch Readiness Review on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. There are no technical issues being worked at this time. NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, satellite mission is scheduled to launch Wednesday, Nov. 7, by Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket, which will be carried aloft by the company’s L-1011 Stargazer aircraft taking off from the Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.</blockquote>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li><b>Kennedy Space Center:</b> <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2018/11/06/launch-readiness-review-completed-for-icon/">Launch Readiness Completed for ICON</a></li></ul>
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André Oliveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555127928160115532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979003634415001152.post-9875130070749962912018-10-24T00:50:00.005+01:002024-03-06T17:37:50.133+00:00ICON launch delayed once more<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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New date is yet to be decided.</div>
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The L-1011 Stargazer carrying the Pegasus rocket arrived at CCAFS last Friday and will remain in Florida to conduct the testing. The spacecraft remains in good health.</blockquote>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li><b>NASA KSC:</b> <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2018/10/23/nasas-icon-launch-delayed-new-launch-date-to-come/">ICON Launch Delayed</a></li></ul>
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