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Dec 2, 2019 | 11:29 am

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Originally Posted by seat38a

I thought 10 across was a charter config. I had no idea that PanAm was stuffing people into their L1011's when airlines like Delta only had 9 across. I mean even on the DC10's of the US carriers only had 9 across. I guess so much for the "Good ole days when PanAm was around" cliche.

I never flew on one, but as far as I could tell, all PA L-1011-500s were 3-4-3 in Y (2-4-2 in Clipper) to match the 747 fleet. Worth noting that the L-1011 cabin was about a foot narrower than the 747, and about 6" narrower than the DC-10. Must have been a tight squeeze.

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