Airline History Museum fighting for survival (IV)

L-1011 N31019 © Airline History Museum

It seems that the Airline History Museum complaint against the "City" was dismissed by the FAA leaving the museum and its aviation collection in a very delicate position. Although the museum remains silent about the deliberation, when consulting the FAA docket about the case, apparently AHM is trying to file an appeal which has to be submitted until May 11.

Ralph M. Pettersen's Constellation Survivors Website states that "Word is that the museum's L1011 will be scrapped before the FIFA World Cup event happens in mid-June".

The L-1011 in question is the S/N 193B-1066, which was flown to the Kansas City Airport (MKC) under the registration N700TS and later re-registered N31019, its original TWA tail number. There is another L-1011 on display at the internacional airport (MCI) of Kansas City, the N910TE belonging to KC Aviation STEM (previously TriStar Experience). 

• Kansas City Business Journal: FAA dismisses Airline History Museum complaint
• Regulations.gov: Save-A-Connie against Kansas City
• Ralph M. Pettersen's Connie Survivors Website: FAA Issues Determination
• Flickr: N700TS Airline History Museum L-1011

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Lockheed L-1011 Tristar - N140SC Stargazer @ MHV

Christening of the first TAP L-1011, CS-TEA

Batismo do novo avião da TAP © RTP Arquivos

L-1011 most recent news and updates

L-1011 CS-TEB @ADJ / Google Maps10-04-2021

• L-1011 Stargazer, registered N140SC did a couple of flights out of Mojave last month. Beside keeping pilots current on the type, these flights were also intended to test newly installed avionics, Universal FMS Garmin moving map, Garmin radar and XM Weather;

• Airline History Museum - owner of the L-1011 msn 193B-1066 - is now expecting a decision (or another notice of extension...) next February 18 about its right to keep making use of Hangar 9 at Kansas City Airport (MCI);

• Since L-1011 msn 293B-1240, registered CS-TEB, is not seen anymore on Google Maps/Google Earth at Amman Civil Airport, it's now presumed to have been scrapped. In its last known location at the airport is now visible an Ilyushin Il-76 instead.

iniBuilds announces TriStar Project for MSFS2024

Last December, iniBuilds announced it is developing a TriStar Project for the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, focusing on the -500 variant of the L-1011.

BA L-1011 © iniBuilds

• FSElite: iniBuilds Announces TriStar Airliner for MSFS 2024

New mission for the L-1011 Stargazer in 2026

Stargazer © Northrop Grumman

With the demise of Virgin Orbit and the failure of their modified 747-400, the Pegasus launch system is still a valuable and proven asset and the L-1011 remains the only airborne launch platform for the Pegasus Rocket.

Private mission to save NASA space telescope will launch in 2026 on a rocket dropped from a plane

"It's the only launch vehicle that can meet the orbit, the schedule and the cost to achieve something unprecedented with emerging technology."

•  Space.com: Private mission to save NASA telescope

Airline History Museum fighting for survival (III)

The fate of the museum and its hangar was again postponed. New date for a decision is now December 19.