Aircraft family
L-1011 TriStar family
L-1011 TriStar family covers widebody passenger / tanker conversions aircraft in the Lockheed portfolio. The entry is imported from the McDonnell Douglas / Lockheed / Bombardier technical workbook and organized by family and derivative variant.
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Overview
L-1011 TriStar family covers widebody passenger / tanker conversions aircraft in the Lockheed portfolio. The entry is imported from the McDonnell Douglas / Lockheed / Bombardier technical workbook and organized by family and derivative variant.
Advantages
- Three-engine widebody with RB211 engines
- S-duct tail engine configuration
- Advanced automatic flight and autoland capability
Limitations
- Exclusive RB211 dependency and early engine delays
- Three-engine economics later inferior to ETOPS twinjets
- Smaller fleet/support ecosystem
- Production ended with limited scale
- Unit costs high on smaller -500 variant
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Identification
Detailed identification notes are being prepared for this entry.
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Aircraft line
FamilyL-1011 TriStar family
Explore models
L-1011-1Engine family: 3 × Rolls-Royce RB211-22BView entryL-1011-50Engine family: 3 × RB211-22BView entryL-1011-100Engine family: 3 × RB211-22BView entryL-1011-200Engine family: 3 × RB211-524BView entryL-1011-250Engine family: 3 × RB211-524B4IView entryL-1011-500Engine family: 3 × RB211-524B / -524B4View entry
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Technical notes
Technical notes
- Three-engine widebody with RB211 engines
- S-duct tail engine configuration
- Advanced automatic flight and autoland capability
- High system automation for its era
- Comfortable twin-aisle cabin
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Related photography
More photographs of this family will appear here as they are catalogued.
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