It would appear that the L-1011 would be poised to succeed against its outdated and dangerous rival, but this was not in fact the case with over 430 DC-10s being delivered to customers.

Lockheed Corporation's L-1011 TriStar was air luxury made manifest. Like the DC-10, the L-1011 came with three engines. However, the L-1011's tail engine was mounted inside the fuselage, improving ...

At the L-2 mark, the LPO verified he was prepared for the fin sweep test, while Takoushian nudged the L-1011 to acquire the launch heading. Shortly after L-1, the LPO activated the fin batteries.

BWIA also hopes to expand its North American network next year, ... replacing an ageing Lockheed L-1011 TriStar which will now serve Manchester until the second A340 arrives in November.

His L-1011 Tristar jetliner, No. N728DA, was the last of the Lockheed-built jetliners in Delta's fleet, and the flight from Orlando, Fla., to Atlanta was the jet's last before being taken out of ...

Any lead in development time Lockheed may have had in the late 1960s was up in smoke by 1968. Thanks to the Rolls-Royce debacle, the L-1011 TriStar didn't deploy ahead of the pack but instead in ...

A Lockheed L-1011 Tristar plane is submerged in the Red Sea in Aqaba, Jordan, on Aug. 26, 2019. The Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) in Jordan on Monday sunk a disused commercial ...

Developed for Pegasus air launch, the L-1011­—world’s last operational TriStar—is pivoting to high-speed test and launch vehicle markets.