Simple Flying aviation site released a recent article about the L-1011 TriStar:
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| TAP Air Portugal CS-TEF © Felix Goetting |
- Simple Flying: 5 Fun Facts About The Lockheed L-1011 'TriStar'
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New L-1011 article published on Simple Flying
CNN Travel article on TriStar CS-TMP, scuttled in Gulf of Aqaba
Ex-Luzair L-1011 TriStar CS-TMP, scuttled in Gulf of Aqaba, on 26th August 2019, caught CNN Travel's attention.
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| CS-TMP © Brett Hoelzer/Deep Blue Dive Center |
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.
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.
YQB Aviation - the history of the L-1011 in Canada
YQB Aviation published a nice article about the L-1011 history in Canada:
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| Air Canada L-1011 © YQB Aviation |
- YQB Aviation: La Petite Histoire du Lockheed L-1011 au Canada
L-1011 Flight Report by Sam Chui
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| Thai Sky L-1011 © Sam Chui |
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.
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.
- Sam Chui Aviation & Travel: Flying on Thai Sky Airlines TriStar L-1011
50 years of the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar by Key.Aero
Key.Aero published an article evoking the 50 years since the first flight of the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar.
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| N1011 © Jon Proctor |
- Key.Aero: 50 years of the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
Aviation News Magazine - 50 years of the TriStar
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| Aviation News / November 2020 |
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.
Aviation News - British Airways TriStars
The current issue of Aviation News (Incorportating JETS) brings to us an interesting overview about the career of the L-1011 TriStar in the fleet of British Airways.
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| Aviation News - June 2018 |
The TriStar described in this article as "high, wide and handsome" served the British carrier for almost 20 years.
- Aviation News: June 2018
Delta flight 1080 incident
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| Delta L-1011 ad |
During the take-off run, Delta ship 707 (N707DA) got its left elevator jammed in the up position imposing a continuous nose-up pitching moment after lift-off. The remaining pitch control authority of the stabilator was not enough to counteract that tendency. You keep losing speed and and you find yourself on the verge of an unrecoverable stall and you still don't know why you don't have full pitch authority - because in the L-1011 the sensors are coupled with the position of the entire stabilizer (which acts as an all flying tail) and you cannot detect the jamming of the left elevator.
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| Flying tail |
What would you do in this situation? This is a descripton of an amazing airmanship story where everybody survived without a scratch because of a desperate and improbable last attempt to regain control of the aircraft while making use of the unusual engine #2 placement to create a nose-down pitching moment. Subsequent investigation found a broken bearing linked to the jammed elevator due to corrosion. Full description of this incident narrated by the Captain of this troubled flight can be found by following the link below:
- Library | TriStar500.net: Flight 1080 by Capt. Jack McMahan (DAL)
Aviation News - L-1011 article
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| Aviation News - December 2016 |
For some months now, Aviation News also incorporates the old JETS Magazine dedicated to classic types from yesterday. This month's issue has an article about the L-1011 with the following description:
TriStar: A Widebody Pioneer
The L-1011 TriStar was the only jet airliner ever built by Lockheed. Philip Birtles details the development and career of this tri-jet.
- Aviation News: December 2016
An article from AirlineReporter
It was published by AirlineReporter a comprehensive article about the L-1011 and what made this aircraft so unique.
This article starts with a brief description of the historical context of the time where the L-1011 developed and the goal of Lockheed of designing a product that made the difference by employing advanced technology and unique features.
Then it proceeds with the inputs of the airlines on the L-1011 and with special cabin details that made the TriStar a pleasurable aircraft for the passengers.
It even includes the proposed self-dimming windows (a concept very similar to what we find today on the Boeing 787) that unfortunately did not make it into production aircraft:
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| Self-dimming windows © AirlineReporter/Lockheed |
Another interesting curiosity revealed was that the L-1011 flight deck was proposed in three different colours to the operators: grey, blue and olive. TAP's original L-1011s were delivered with their flight decks in tones of blue.
Finally, the article tells about the remarkable TriStar's AFCS, whose systems are also described in this website's Specialties page.
- AirlineReporter: Requiem For a Trijet Masterpiece - The Lockheed L-1011
Airways Magazine - TWA's TriStars
Airways' issue nº 225 (November 2014) has an interesting article about TWA's L-1011 written by Jon Proctor.
Jon Proctor was a TWA's DCS (Director of Customer Services) and had a long experience with the L-1011.
Some nice details like the record transatlantic cargo load carried by a L-1011-50 on a flight between Lisbon and New York and the fact that a TWA's RB211 engine completed 20,000 hours from service entry until it was removed from its wing are well explained in this article.
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| Airways Magazine - November 2014 |
L-1011 - Luxury Among the Clouds
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| L-1011 © Lockheed Martin |
Following its Centennial commemoration, Lockheed Martin published a brief article telling the story of the L-1011:
- Lockheed Martin: Luxury Among the Clouds
euroAtlantic - 20 years flying around the world!
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| euroAtlantic airways magazine |
The latest issue of euroAtlantic airways' inflight magazine is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the airline and it has a special article about its operation and mission since the beginning. euroAtlantic was founded in 1993 as Air Zarco/Air Madeira and started flying with one L-1011 in 1997. The article shows several interesting photos including one with the crew of its first flight and with the L-1011 (still with Air Portugal's stripes) in the background.
Aviation News - TriStar Tribute
Latest issue of Aviation News magazine brings us two articles about the TriStar:
- TriStars of the RAF
- TriStar - Lockheed's Airliner Swansong
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| Aviation News - March 2014 |
Although this edition seems to be out of stock, its digital version is still available for those who have smartphones or tablets.
Jets Monthly - El Ten Eleven
Jets Monthly's latest issue (May 2012) has an article about the L-1011: "TriStar - a star dimmed too soon".
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| Jets Monthly - May 2012 |
L-1011's 1st commercial flight was 40 years ago
In 26 April 1972, the L-1011 TriStar entered in service with Eastern Airlines.
- Flightglobal: The TriStar heritage 40 years on
Airways Magazine - TWA TriStar Returns Home
On January 2010 we reported the arrival of the former TWA L-1011 with reg. number N700TS to its new home in Kansas City.
Airways Magazine published an article about this aircraft and its final ferry flight in its May 2010 issue. Now you can read it online: TWA TriStar Returns Home (pdf).
This file is hosted in the TWA Active Retired Pilots Association website.
Airworthiness Directive for L-1011 aircraft issued by FAA
December 30, 2011
Summary: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Lockheed Martin Corporation/Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Model L-1011-385-1, L-1011-385-1-14, L-1011-385-1-15, and L-1011-385-3 airplanes. This AD was prompted by results from a damage tolerance analysis conducted by the manufacturer indicating that fatigue cracking could occur in wing rear spar and upper surface zones. This AD requires repetitive inspections for cracking of the wing rear spar and upper surface zones, and repair if necessary. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct such fatigue cracking, which could result in cracking that grows large enough to reduce the wing strength below certificated requirements and possibly cause fracture of the rear spar, resulting in extensive damage to the wing and possible fuel leaks.
- Source: Government Publishing Office
Airliner World - Lockheed TriStar Classic Trijet
A very interesting article about the Lockheed TriStar (its history, present and uncertain future) was published in the current issue of Airliner World magazine. It seems the next issue will also have an article about military TriStars.
TAP Air Portugal - Just the right size!
It was added to the site's Memorabilia section a rather old TAP brochure from my childhood entitled "Big enough... Small enough...".
After some years with the slogan "An airline should be big enough to have 747's", TAP had to change its marketing strategy when it phased-out the 747's, so the L-1011 was "just the right size" for a 'new' airline which had lost significant traffic from its old ultramarine colonies.
This brochure marks a new era of TAP-Air Portugal which superseded this one:
This brochure marks a new era of TAP-Air Portugal which superseded this one:
