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British Airtours
Lockheed L1011 TriStar200F
“Osprey”
First Flight May 5th, 1981
Delivered to British Airways May 15th, 1981
Delivered to British Airtours May 31st, 1985 Leased
Delivered back to British Airways October 30th, 1985
Then to Air Lanka August 2nd, 1991 as 4RULM Leased
Back to BA November 21st, 1994
Then to Kallita July 31st, 1995
Scrapped in 1999 at Victorville N106CK
S/N 293C1211
3 x RB211524B402 50,000lbf
Negus livery
Unit cost when new was $20 million

I flew the TriStar with BA to Crete in August 1982, and April 1982, as well as to Faro in 1984 aboard GBBAI which was British Airtours

British Airtours was a British charter airline with flight operations running from London Gatwick, Began as BEA airtours (a subsidiary of BEA) in 1969 to operate a low cost platform to participate in the Inclusive Tour market, it then became under the purview of British Airways following the merger between BOAC and BEA in the 1974.

L1011

US made medium to long range wide body built by Lockheed, third wide body aircraft to enter operations after the Boeing 747 and Douglas DC10. Can seat up to 400 passengers with 256 standard, and has a range of 3,600 nmi. Length is 177ft 8.5 inches, wingspan of 155ft 4 inches, height of 55.4 ft. MTOW of 466,000.

S duct to third engine.
Available with lower deck galley and lounge facilities, as well as autoland capable and an auto descent system. Produced in two fuselage lengths.

Aircraft first flew in November 1970 and entered service with Eastern in 1972, the shorter and longer range 500 version entered service with BA in 1973. A total of 250 TriStars were made at the Palmdale Regional Airport facility in California. Lockheed left commercial aircraft construction due to low sales numbers of the TriStar.

American Airlines approached Lockheed and Douglas Corporation with a need for a 250 passenger airliner for use on Transcontinental Routes. The response from Lockheed was the L1011. Douglas developed the DC10. Lockheed developed a more efficiency, reliability, and less noise, but with a higher cost. The Sduct allowed for greater efficiency and reduced weight versus the DC10 mounted above the fuselage. American Airlines went with DC10 as a result of cost savings, the TriStar would be launched with Eastern and TWA. Development was delayed due to delays in receiving engines from Rolls Royce, its only supplier.

Aircraft has an all flying tail or stabilator. APU is housed toward the rear of the aircraft on the centerline.

On a publicity tour it was flown from Palmdale to Dulles with passengers and crew with the AFCS engaged from takeoff roll to landing, the first cross country flight without the need for human hands on the controls.

Delta was the largest customer for the L1011.