Two new cockpit videos were added to the website.
Take-off at Abuja airport...
Take-off at Abuja airport...
L-1011 Maintenance - Staffhire
In 2006, Staffhire from Trinidad & Tobago worked together with Luzair to bring back CS-TMR into flying condition and to help with maintenance works on CS-TMP while flying for PIA, during Hajj 2006/07. They were a team specialized on the L-1011.
Some photos of CS-TMR at AMS (2006) from their galleries:
Although their website is still online, there are no signs of recent activity of this team.
Staffhire's website
Luzair related galleries are:
- Projects Victorville CA 2007
- Projects Pakistan 2006
- Projects Holland 2006
- Projects Holland 2004
You can see these galleries (and others) by chosing Media Centre -> Photo Galleries on the menu.
CS-TFP, the L-1011 that never came to Portugal
In 2008, Luzair was trying to get a 3rd L-1011 for its fleet. This L-1011 was an ex-Delta example (N753DA) and was previously intended for Interstate Airlines based in Maastricht (Netherlands), with reg. number PH-RST. However, the aircraft wasn't taken up by Interstate and negotiations were held between its owner and Luzair to put this aircraft flying in Portugal as CS-TFP.
Luzair logos were applied but the aircraft never really made it into the Portuguese Civil Aircraft Register.
Here are a couple of photos taken at Amman.
Notice the grey belly - CS-TMP had an entirely white fuselage...
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| CS-TFP © Jorge Cernadas |
... and the "Desert Chicken", the eagle of the L-1011 logo painted on the s-duct.
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| CS-TFP © Jorge Cernadas |
Today, this aircraft remains stored at Amman Queen Alia Intl Airport, still with Luzair markings.
TAP L-1011 - textures for Flight Simulator
A new photo real paint for the Aerosim's L-1011 model is available at AVSIM. In order to download these textures, you have to be registered in the AVSIM's File Library and then search for the file named as_l10_tap.zip.
The represented aircraft is TAP's old CS-TED and the artwork was done by Edward Cox also famous for his high quality Flight Simulator videos in YouTube. Although these textures are free, Aerosim's L-1011 is part of payware package Classic Liners Vol.2.
L1011.de was updated with a new look
German Lockheed L1011 Information Center has changed its image having now a fresh new look. Initially established as a virtual airline (EuCom Airlines), Holger Ludwig's website specialized in the L-1011 and is one of the oldest sites about this aircraft, and the only one with a complete production list still being updated.
Status of ex-Globe Jet Airlines' L-1011s
Some time ago, OO-ZEE page in our site's 'fleet section' was updated stating that it was ferried in 2008 from Santa Cruz (Bolivia) to Sabha in Lybia. This aircraft was impounded at Viru Viru airport (VVI) following the demise of Lloyod Aero Boliviano.
Now, thanks to Holger Ludwig (webmaster of L1011.de) it was confirmed that two other ex-Globe Jet and Kallat Elsaker L-1011s are also stored in Sabha: XT-BRK and XT-RAD. The future of these three aircraft that were also part of TAP's fleet in the past doesn't seem too bright. They can be seen stored in Sabha using Google Earth.
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| L-1011s at Sabha |
Doubt remains over the status of HR-AVN (another ex-Globe Jet), operated by Privilege Jet Airlines on behalf of Rollins Air. Most probably, the aircraft is stored inactive at La Ceiba in Honduras.
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| HR-AVN at La Ceiba |
msn 1239 Globe Jet Airlines OD-ZEE - stored at Sabha (SEB)
msn 1242 Privilege Jet Airlines HR-AVN - stored (?) at La Ceiba (LCE)
msn 1243 Kallat Elsaker XT-BRK - stored at Sabha (SEB)
msn 1246 Kallat Elsaker XT-RAD - stored at Sabha (SEB)
TriStar500.net's Fleet page and the individual fact files of some of these aircraft were already updated.
OSC L-1011 and the NuSTAR mission IV
The NuSTAR satellite was successfully launched last 13th. Once again, the L-1011 Stargazer and its belly rocket Pegasus proved to be a reliable launch platform.
- Orbital SC: Press Release
OSC L-1011 and the NuSTAR mission III
More news about the NuSTAR launch in Spaceflight Now and a photo gallery of Stargazer and Pegasus:
The L-1011 "Stargazer" is about to depart from Hickam Air Force Base (PHIK) to Kwajalein (PKWA) according to this flight plan route:
- OPIHI2 CHOKO R584 MANRE R584 MAZZA OREEO PREV PTRN PIP PLCH NDJ
OSC L-1011 and the NuSTAR mission II
As previously announced, L-1011 N140SC of Orbital Sciences will be involved in the launching of NuSTAR satellite.
The aircraft arrived on last May 24 at Vandenberg Air Force Base and the launch date is now scheduled to take place on June 13.
Pegasus Carrier Aircraft Arrives at Vandenberg
Fri, 25 May 2012 06:01:24 PM GMT
The Orbital Sciences L-1011, an airliner modified to carry and launch the Pegasus rocket, arrived at Vandenberg on May 24 in preparation for the ferry flight to Kwajalein for the launch of the Pegasus XL rocket carrying NuSTAR. Installation of the Pegasus fairing around the NuSTAR spacecraft is complete. Rollout from Orbital’s processing hangar and the mating of the Pegasus to the L-1011 is planned for June 2. Launch is targeted for June 13 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time.
- NASA: NuSTAR Launch