The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar are arguably the best aircraft of the trijet era. While both planes had several differences, what truly set them apart was the configuration ...

Discover the story behind the L-1011 TriStar, the plane that introduced groundbreaking technologies, including a unique S-duct engine mount and precision autopilot. Lockheed had high hopes, but delays ...

There are some aircraft that are fundamentally designed ahead of their time. Whether for market-based reasons, technological factors, or other elements of the development process that set an aircraft ...

When Capt. Randall Schmoyer shut down the three Rolls-Royce engines on Delta Air Lines Flight 1949 after landing at Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport last Tuesday, a bittersweet chapter of ...

With the ventral fairing barely visible under the forward fuselage, Northrop Grumman’s Stargazer performed a low fly-past before departing Mojave. Credit: Mark Wagner/Aviation-Images Aviation Week was ...

The Lockheed L-1011, formerly known as the Flying Hospital, dwarfs a private single-engine plane as it's towed for display.

In the 21st century, spotting a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar in the sky is like spotting a dodo right before the species went kaput. In 2023, there's only one TriStar left in service. Don't think it's with ...

Almost 28 years after pioneering the use of nonmilitary air launch for commercial spacecraft with the Pegasus rocket, Northrop Grumman’s one-of-a-kind Lockheed L-1011 TriStar is on the verge of a new ...

It took less than a day for aviation buffs to uncover the news. After being mothballed for 15 years in the Arizona desert, an aging jumbo jet with a unique history had been acquired by a Kansas City ...