Lockheed L-1011 TriStar

what is it?

The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar (pronounced "L-ten-eleven") is an American medium-to-long-range, wide-body trijet airliner built by the Lockheed Corporation. It was the third wide-body airliner to enter commercial operations, after the Boeing 747 and the McDonnell Douglas DC-10. The L-1011 has a seating capacity of up to 400 passengers and a range of over 4,000 nautical miles (7,410 km; 4,600 mi).

🔎How to recognise it: 3 jet engines · retractable tricycle gear · 47.3 m wingspan

base stats

• built 250made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 56 years ago, in 1970.
• 🚗Wingspan of 47.3 m: about 11 cars parked nose to tail.

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

1970-11-16

introduced

1972

status

still flying

number built

250

role

wide-body jet airliner

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Lockheed Corporation

engines

3× Rolls-Royce RB211

length

54.2 m

wingspan

47.3 m

height

16.9 m

top speed

—

range

—

wings

monoplane

landing gear

retractable tricycle gear

ICAO code

L101

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.