L-1011 Tristar as ugly as it gets?
Apr 22, 2020, 12:04 pm
#63
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haha one random comment and unexpectedly tied up with work rest of afternoon to return to quite the opinions! :P
amused to see the responses, frankly! but i just find the proportions of the whole rear section just disproportionately bulky and awkward! (and in fairness fine the DC-10 equally abhorrent).
amused to see the responses, frankly! but i just find the proportions of the whole rear section just disproportionately bulky and awkward! (and in fairness fine the DC-10 equally abhorrent).
Apr 22, 2020, 12:18 pm
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haha one random comment and unexpectedly tied up with work rest of afternoon to return to quite the opinions! :P
amused to see the responses, frankly! but i just find the proportions of the whole rear section just disproportionately bulky and awkward! (and in fairness fine the DC-10 equally abhorrent).
amused to see the responses, frankly! but i just find the proportions of the whole rear section just disproportionately bulky and awkward! (and in fairness fine the DC-10 equally abhorrent).
But thanks for initiating the discussion!!! ✔️
Apr 22, 2020, 12:30 pm
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Apr 22, 2020, 12:38 pm
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I was at the end of the runway when the first ex BA Tristar landed at Teversham for its tanker conversion by Marshall’s! Only managed to fly on one, LHR-ATH. The return being a 757.
Apr 22, 2020, 12:43 pm
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Similar to the Concorde model posted a couple weeks ago, here is a video of a working model of the L1011.
There is also a band with the name El Ten Eleven that has some interesting music.
There is also a band with the name El Ten Eleven that has some interesting music.
Apr 22, 2020, 12:44 pm
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Nice colour scheme too [from my wife's time on 216]. Everything was B&W back then!
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Apr 22, 2020, 1:11 pm
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Apr 22, 2020, 1:20 pm
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honestly this all DID start with the comet! i came across an article about kai tak which led me to an article about the comet (which is one of the coolest planes ever) and to an article about the BOAC flight 911 crash to the DC-10 to the tristar!
we all know how wikipedia works that way
i am 40, so do not really have many memories of flying before 1988 and while i'm sure i've been on some of these planes way back when, it is always nice to stroll down memory lane and see how quickly fleets modernized. i mean we have seen pics or the tarmac of spots like JFK or BOS from even the mid-2000's and see a lot of what we'd consider dinosaurs today!
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