Lockheed L-1011 TriStar entered commercial service on 26th April 1972
Posted by Twitter_2006@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 31 comments
Posted by Twitter_2006@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 31 comments
throwawayfromPA1701@reddit
This is the one that crashed, isn't it
Terrible_Toaster@reddit
I miss the original Eastern Airlines. I knownthey technically still exist, but not like they used to. That livery was so cool!
Conscious_Award1444@reddit
how high was the interior? It looks like the set of battlestar galactica in the aisles
Pray44Mojo@reddit
Because there were no overhead bins running down the middle like you see on a modern 767/777.
Sixshot_@reddit
There were later on
Pray44Mojo@reddit
There were, but I suspect that the person I was replying to was referring to some very commonly circulated photos showing the interiors of early L-1011s.
WeddingPKM@reddit
People being dedicated to having carry on luggage wasn’t really a thing back then. For the most part checking your bags was included in the ticket cost, so that’s what early everyone did.
MomentSpecialist2020@reddit
I worked for Lockheed at the Burbank plant where they were built. Great airplane.
Myfooty94@reddit
One of the nicest. Shame about what happened to this aircraft in the photo.
ttystikk@reddit
It was a beautiful airliner, without question.
Western-Knightrider@reddit
I worked on the L-1011 and DC-10 as a line mechanic. Also flew a lot in them both, sometimes in the cockpit jump seat. The L-1011 was faster and smoother but burned more fuel and needed more runway for takeoff. The DC-10 normally needed less routine maintenance but I thought the L-1011 was a bit easier to work on. I thought they were both good so my favorite would depend on what I was doing.
Human_Caterpillar_93@reddit
That scheme is clean
EvMund@reddit
Better check the light bulbs on that thing before you set ofc
Twitter_2006@reddit (OP)
Your jab is in poor taste bro.
EvMund@reddit
You picked the photo lol
Jazzlike_Climate4189@reddit
They deleted their comments in shame 😂
Twitter_2006@reddit (OP)
It entered service with Eastern Airlines bro.
EvMund@reddit
And N310EA exited service with Eastern... with faulty light bulbs
filadognorcal@reddit
My most memorable flight on an L1011 was LAS to DFW on Delta. 10 minutes out, we lost an engine and returned to LAS. As we de-planed, the Captain told a flight attendant all he needed was one engine... Very cool plane indeed.
RevoltingHuman@reddit
And eight months later N310EA, seen in the photo, crashed in the Everglades.
Pray44Mojo@reddit
Isn't this is plane whose recovered parts were considered haunted by Eastern Airlines crew?
FJ60GatewayDrug@reddit
Yes, except for the part where no recovered parts were ever actually used aboard other aircraft.
RevoltingHuman@reddit
Yes, mostly aboard N318EA which I believe still survives as a restaurant in South Korea.
Realistic-Bid9464@reddit
Happy 54th construction-day, TriStar.
Twitter_2006@reddit (OP)
An aircraft way ahead of its time!
BrewCityChaserV2@reddit
So ahead of its time that it outran its exclusive engine supplier's delayed timeline, thus dooming its commercial success.
Realistic-Bid9464@reddit
And one of the main characters of the 1995 miniseries The Langoliers.
siouxu@reddit
Cursed by Rolls Royce
Billgant@reddit
The S-duct
Various_Monk959@reddit
I once flew on the 1011 from Orlando to Boston on Christmas Eve with 21 other passengers, I had the entire rear cabin to myself. The last time I flew it was Orlando to Atlanta in the late 90s and it was on its last legs. Lots of transcontinental memories as well.
Greedy-Pizza7754@reddit
Era un aereo incredibile, peccato per Rolls Royce che provò a fare un motore forse troppo avanti per l'epoca.