When launched, the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar was the most technologically-advanced widebody commercial airliner ever. This aircraft made leaps forward in efficiency, comfort, and safety. 50 years ...

thrust Rolls-Royce RB211-524B4 turbofans with which the Stargazer had been reengined in 2010. Flight demonstrates the L-1011’s complex prelaunch team choreography Pilot holds final payload ...

Older passenger jets were built with three or four engines because they needed the combined thrust when engine technology was not as advanced as it is today. Airplanes such as the B777 have ...

First-class seating on Trans World Airlines’ new widebody Lockheed L-1011 jetliner offers traditional twin window seats and new center-line swivel seats. The swivel seats may be turned to form a ...