The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar (pronounced "El-ten-eleven") [1] is an American medium-to-long-range, wide-body trijet airliner built by the Lockheed Corporation. It was the third wide-body airliner to enter commercial operations, after the Boeing 747 and the McDonnell Douglas DC-10.

2024年5月14日 · Delta Air Lines was the largest operator of the L-1011 TriStar with 70 aircraft. The airline set records by flying five variants and being the first to fly three widebodies at once. The fuel-efficient TriStar helped optimize operations during the oil crisis of the 1970s.

Prototype Lockheed L-1011 . Original fuselage section of the first L-1011 TriStar built by Lockheed. Only used for test flights; never flown by an airline. Type: Lockheed L-1011-1; Serial Number: 1001; First flight date: November 16, 1970

Delta flew a total of 70 L-1011s, up to 56 at one time—largest L-1011 fleet in the airline industry. First airline to simultaneously operate three of the first generation wide-bodied aircraft types— Boeing 747, Douglas DC-10, and the L-1011 in 1973. …

Delta Air Lines Flight 191 was a regularly scheduled Delta Air Lines domestic service from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Los Angeles, California, with an intermediate stop at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). On August 2, 1985, the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar operating Flight 191 encountered a microburst while on approach to land at DFW. The aircraft impacted ground just over one mile ...

2025年1月19日 · Delta’s choice of the Lockheed L-1011 over the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 wasn't solely about technological superiority; it was also about operational needs. The L-1011's three-engine setup gave it an advantage with takeoffs and landings on shorter runways, a factor of high importance for Delta's routes, particularly across the southeastern regions.

Conceived during the mid-1960s to transport 250 passengers on popular transcontinental routes, the L-1011 boasted unheard-of luxuries, including glare-resistant windows, full-sized hideaway closets for coats and a below-deck galley, which lifted filet mignon and lamb chop dinners up to the main cabin via two elevators.

A pair of Trans World L-1011s, N81028 (msn 1108) and N31029 (msn 1109), were leased temporarily between April 1978 and spring 1980 to augment Delta's then-fleet of 21 TriStars. The L-1011 inaugurated Delta's first transoceanic flight, Atlanta-London Gatwick, on April 30, 1978, followed by its first transpacific service, Atlanta-Portland-Tokyo ...

2021年2月20日 · The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar first took the skies more than 50 years ago, and the aircraft was one of the key players at the time, as the jet age entered its next stage of evolution. Here's a look at the rise and fall of the L-1011 TriStar, from innovative technology to limited commercial success.

2022年2月2日 · Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 1 (L-1011-385-1) with registration N781DL (ex N301EA, N302EA) airframe details and operator history including first flight and delivery dates, seat configurations, engines, fleet numbers and names