L-1011 Tristar as ugly as it gets?
Apr 29, 2020, 3:52 am
#166
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It definitely was 2-5-2 on the DC10. I recall my first BA flight, and first long-haul flight, on a DC10, as a 17 year old on a school exchange trip to Atlanta in the early 90s.
Happy memories! I recall getting beer from the CC with lunch, which we all considered a win. And sneeking further back in the cabin with one of my school mates, without our teacher noticing, to sit in an empty row of seats for a smoke. Tut tut!
Happy memories! I recall getting beer from the CC with lunch, which we all considered a win. And sneeking further back in the cabin with one of my school mates, without our teacher noticing, to sit in an empty row of seats for a smoke. Tut tut!
Apr 29, 2020, 4:01 am
#167
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It definitely was 2-5-2 on the DC10. I recall my first BA flight, and first long-haul flight, on a DC10, as a 17 year old on a school exchange trip to Atlanta in the early 90s.
Happy memories! I recall getting beer from the CC with lunch, which we all considered a win. And sneeking further back in the cabin with one of my school mates, without our teacher noticing, to sit in an empty row of seats for a smoke. Tut tut!
Happy memories! I recall getting beer from the CC with lunch, which we all considered a win. And sneeking further back in the cabin with one of my school mates, without our teacher noticing, to sit in an empty row of seats for a smoke. Tut tut!
Apr 29, 2020, 4:20 am
#168
Join Date: Aug 2008
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From a pilots perspective the TriStar is still my favourite. I have flown Airbus and Boeing types as well as some turbo props but the L1011, especially the -500, was the best. A fantastic flight deck with systems that have only recently been surpassed, a joy to fly with beautifully harmonised controls, far better to handfly than the 744, which is heavy in pitch and twitchy in roll. Easy to land in strong crosswinds and just a great working environment. I also think is looked good, but admit to being biased.
Apr 29, 2020, 5:07 am
#169
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Apr 29, 2020, 6:07 am
#170
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My instructor called it an ideal training aircraft. It was cheap to fly and it takes an effort to fly it.
May 6, 2020, 4:27 am
#173
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Much preferred it when the WB's were like this with one row of 4-5 loos down the back. Queue moved so much quicker and if one pax needed to stay in the loo for much longer than others (can often seem to happen) then it didn't matter and the queue still moved at an acceptable rate.
With the loo's now at different places round the cabin (often singly) an unacceptable queue can now build up at some
With the loo's now at different places round the cabin (often singly) an unacceptable queue can now build up at some
Last edited by BOH; May 6, 2020 at 4:31 am Reason: Typo
May 6, 2020, 4:37 pm
#174
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Ugly stick award has to go to the Stratocruiser, but wow what an experience that must have been - berths, bars, low number of pax...... £2500 to Paris, we might end up there now with the social distancing! Sadly not the service
I always liked the Tristar, though would always put the Concorde and Queen of the Skies in 1 and 2....
I always liked the Tristar, though would always put the Concorde and Queen of the Skies in 1 and 2....
May 7, 2020, 5:28 am
#175
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Fully agree! Was on YouTube last night and came across an old BOAC promo film, and the grace of the Britannia vs the Stratocruiser was remarkable. Very interesting film btw, it was called something like “The future belongs to them”, and focused on TechOps.
May 8, 2020, 10:52 am
#176
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May 8, 2020, 11:39 am
#177
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I flew the L-1011 mostly on TW, domestic (transcon) and international (CDG, TLV), and occasionally on DL. It had decorative squares covering the ceiling of the cabin. The squares were not attached tightly into the ceiling but had play in them. I recall flying with someone who would get nervous and worried when we took off and landed, or had even minimal turbulence, as those squares would shake and rattle noisily. She didn't know that they were designed that way.
I suspected that design had something to do with relieving stress on them during takeoff/landing but that's just a supposition because I couldn't think of another reason for Lockheed doing that.
I suspected that design had something to do with relieving stress on them during takeoff/landing but that's just a supposition because I couldn't think of another reason for Lockheed doing that.
