I was a captain on the L1011 at age 33. Talk about a buzz. I still can't get the smile off my face. It was the best widebody anyone could have flown. There were those who flew it, and those who wished they'd flown it.😉 Love those RR RB 211 22B's! Thx for the vid.😊
Love the plane that was more advanced than any other for thirty years, but perhaps if they'd spec'd a second engine from GE or Pratt, the TriStar would have taken its rightful place, and the DC-10 program would have shut down after the first cargo door blew off... My Uncle Johnny worked for Convair in San Diego when they were subcontracting for the DC-10. He told us that their engineers told Douglas that the door design was flawed, but they essentially told them to shut up and build it.
At the age of 20, I took a TWA L1011 from Amsterdam to New York (and on to Philadelphia on a commuter) to start my flight training. This was October 4th 1992. Now I’m 31 years into my flying career. I’ve never had the honor to fly the L1011 myself. I came very close, but picked the 74 instead.
Loved being a passenger on the L1011. It was like sitting in your comfortable living room at home. What a wonderful plane it was! Now they pack us into the 737's like sardines.
I never got to live during the days when flying was more spacious & comfortable. As much as I love airplanes, i drive wherever i like to visit. Regardless of how long it takes. I HATE being crammed into such terribly small & terribly uncomfortable seats for such long periods of time. $500 Just to have, at best, water & crackers offered to me. Go fvck yourselves, modern airlines.
I flew the L1011 Tristar in 1974 for 9 years. After a career of 30 years in retrospect it was the finest aircraft I ever flew. She was the Queen of the skies.
@@patrickvereecke6654 Silent? The TriStar was considered a loud airliner. It was a good plane at its time, but the last one was delivered some 39 years ago.
My father was a 35 year pilot for TWA. He loved the "Tri-Star"! He was a flight instructor and squadron commander in WW II and was hired by TWA and based in Kansas City all of his TWA career. He spoke so many times about the L1011 as such a great aircraft!
I few on DC3, DC6, and DC9 back in the 60’s. Didn’t fly again until the MD80 came out. Went to Disney World on a family vacation and on the way home we boarded a L1011. Got in my seat and looked around. It was fully loaded. Thought to myself, this thing will never get off the ground cause it was so big. It took off and I have never been pressed into the seat like that. Beautiful plane and much raw power
One of my favorite planes! Even if you had to sit in the middle seats back in the back, this plane was cavernous inside, stable, quiet....I flew on them many times in the 90's with Delta. Beautiful plane!
This was my absolute favorite plane as a passenger. So comfortable, roomy, and quiet for the day. I avoid flying whenever I can now. The experience is mostly awful as a whole.
Don't think comfort has anything to do with the type of plane but by the airline that flies it and that decides about the interior. My worst flight ever was in 1991 on a TWA 1011.
I was a passenger aboard an American Trans Air L1011 in 1985. What a nice smooth ride and comfortable flight. I wish they were still flying that beautiful aircraft.
Rode on one from Miami to Nassau and back for spring break in 1985. Eastern Airlines. God, how I miss how aviation used to be. When we landed in Nassau, we walked down stairs and across the tarmac to the terminal. Next to us were two other behemoths, a Pan Am 747 and a Delta L1011. They're GIGANTIC when you're standing right in their shadows at ground level.
Many thanks for this view of a cargo Tristar. Such a pity this great aeroplane did not meet with the success it deserved. It seems to have been loved by pilots and passengers alike. 🛩💜💛💚🛩
And accountants, as the Tristars were more fuel efficient than the opposition. Only sold moderately as Lockheed aimed it at transcontinental market & not longe range till if was too late
My first flight on a widebody airplane was on an Eastern L1011 flight from Miami to Nassau. What a wonderful plane, in my opinion the best widebody airplane, so technologically advanced for its time!
I only ever flew on one twice as a passenger. One minute after take off we had a heavy lightning strike and the aircraft had to circle our take off airport for 15 minutes while the crew did some checks to see if it was safe to continue, which it was. It seemed a rock solid aircraft.
My first widebody - TWA to SFO in July 1976! 😃 We bridged the generations on a bicentennial trip. We flew into New York on a 707, and returned to the Bay via the ultra-modern Dulles Airport & L-1011. While I'd hate to lose the internet, I think I'd still rather go back there...
@@markcampbell369 having never been on a 747 or 777, I almost said that my next favorite wide body after the TriStar was the 767. Particularly row 17, which is 2 private 2-seat cubbies, right next to the food and the booze, for the off-duty pilots on long overseas flights... ;O>
I flew on the L1011 back in 1990 from Bangor maine to Birmingham Alabama my first time flying ever beautiful aircraft I was sitting in the tail section it was a awesome flight.thank you delta
I used to fly BA TriStars between Heathrow and Teheran in the mid-seventies as a young lad. I remember the unique noise in the cabin and playing in the lift to the downstairs galley. The TriStar in my eyes is the perfect shape for an airplane, what a shame it didn’t reach its full potential.
My first flight from UK to LA was in a DC10, my second was in one of these - British Airtours -Sitting at the back, smoking. Can you imagine that now? I gave up smoking over 30 years ago thankfully. LOVED this plane!
I was a technician and haa the privilige to work with L1011-500 I loved it, was so ahead of its time, easy maintenance, first mechanic friendly aircraft I worked on, the best in the market.
Spoke to a storekeeper who's father had been a captain for Air Canada back-in-the-day. He flew both the 747 and the L-1011. Said the Tristar was a more refined machine, and preferred it to the 74 hands down. The cockpit is also more roomy.
Wow, that's a plane I haven't seen in years, haven't even thought of in years. Obviously converted to air freight delivery. The footage of the Ilyushin IL-76 coming in for a landing was a nice bonus.
Patrick so nice to see the L1011 making a flight, they are few and far between in the classic aircraft group. Luxury that Lockheed spent money on and should have made more sales to the airlines in the 1980's.The video is so gorgeous to watch, just like a professional Patrick keep up the great work and catch you on the next flight.
thanks , Christopher , these splendid whispering jets were few and far between over here , at the time " Kalitta ( A I A ) realised a few flights that time , a supplement to growler 747's from the same airline , weather not great , but visual flair during the roll , the rain has charm as well , just needed to protect my camera equipment , easy solution ( plastic bag with the base cut open to put it over my camera , keeping the lens free of course 😄 ) , met vriendelijke groet ( kind regards 😉 )
I flew as a passenger on a few in the early 1980s. Best leg room imaginable on a commercial plane not to mention smooth riding. Passengers today don't know how roomy these planes were. I think they drank fuel by the truckload, though.
Thank you for this lovely film... It's possible that I have flown as a passenger in a L1011. I was 4 years old when we were flying from West-Berlin to Orlando/Florida back in 1990, only my mother and me. So think it must have been at least four legs of flight. Definitly possible that I have been on a triholer. I remember some moments very clearly: Being in the cabin, looking out of the window while taxiing and seeing other planes racing down the runway - and us doing a go around - I clearly noticed that we were landing and then went up again. No one knows the airline or the type of airplane - my mother never cared for those things, and I was too little to notice. I am writing this because I am damm curios about it, sometimes I think there must be a way to take it down to some two or three options. Knowing departure and destination, it was an all-inclusive tour, knowing the year, which airlines were operating, what fleets did they have, which routes were typically flown between Berlin and Florida? The fact that it was in 1990 makes it possible that a Pan Am domestic flight from Berlin Tegel to Frankfurt was involved ( 727 😍). That's so fascinating, if I could only find out what it really was.
quality airport , as i see it , variety , veteran designs from the West ( the best ) and perestroika invasion of former Soviet equipment , trying to earn some money , sadly this was a catalist for terminating many 707 operators , however from 2002 , 76 was banned as well due to noise rules ,the AN12 soldiers on in ltd numbers till today , nevertheless it surprised me somewhat that JT3D powered DC-8 continued till 2010 , 6 years longer than the 707 , sure no complaining on my part 😅
I was lucky enough to be present at the Düsseldorf Airport around 1979 when the brand new TriStar 500 was presented by the LTU. What a wonderful ship it was - and still is. Chris Howland was the guest of honor that day.😢 (I can't get rid of that emoji...)
A cargo..a very fine, technologically advanced,, a joy to fly, (and land) esthetically pleasing to the eye, living room interiors, serious business, beautiful aircraft.
And this still wasn't even full takeoff thrust. As a 7 year old child in Trinidad, when we had these as our flagship aircraft in BWIA's classic livery...those old RR RB11's would roar so loud around 8pm London-bound, you couldnt help but gaze up in awe.
My first flight was on a Tristar! I was 11 going to Hawaii for a tiger cruse on bored the USS Blue Ridge !! The captain gave me his wings, and I still have them! I love that aircraft.
Right out of A&P school Lockheed hired a bunch of us to build some of the first L-1011s. It was a long very hot summer working Palmdale in that huge hangar and in the ramp. I was glad to have experienced it.
Went to Northrop Institute of technology in Inglewood California from January 1971-June 1972 after I got out of the Air Force. Only worked at Lockheed for 3 months then went to Flying Tigers for 16 years.
Great video of a Great legend........... I have a 550 units 1/500 scale model collection......and this great Tristar in ''Kalitta suit'' is proudly one of them............from all my 22 Tristars in total (100-200-385-500) this is the only Freigther.............. A Real Special one ;) The less handsome but tough looking DC10 was WAY more popular as a freighter........ And as you know........the irresistible looking MD11........... became even more popular in this market... Your videos are a breath of fresh air in a time where every aircraft looks the same..........this especially applies to the high number of unimaginative modern color schemes.........
These planes I find awesome to look at. Back in 2000 before 9/11 I was a refueler in the Toronto international Airport where I had an awesome experience to look inside the cabin of this plane. I think this plane is something. The sound of the engines is beautiful to hear.
My first flight ever was on a BA Tristar, London to Cyprus in 1982. Nothing quite like the first time you are pushed into your seat, and you watch the ground tilt through a distant window.
I sat under the #2 engine way in the back of the plane to Atlanta once. So much power and vibration. So glad to have added that aircraft to my aviation bucket list. 🙂
I remember one day in the mid 70's one flew over our apartments but he was waaaay too low...it was a very overcast day with low ceiling...it was a Delta Airlines flying into Detroit Metro ...I think he nearly scraped the trees! I can never forget hearing it coming over, and then suddenly, that massive plane cut out from the clouds!
I flew on it 30 years ago with Air Lanka from amsterdam to colombo via abu dabi. Old plane already in that time but fantastic service on board. There was even an elevator on board
@@tropenband , not just aviation sadly , longevity is not the main purpose nowadays , technology changes too swiftly , when major problems will occur in due time , it will be a very costly affair , detrimental to long life , if parts will still be available anyway , will not surprise you my daily driver is vintage 1990 , still running strong , can explain why i only like designs from times gone by , classics rule my world , MVG
Loved flying on the L-1011 on transatlantic flights. All pre 9/11 could stand up and hang out in the back on the 8 hour flights. Even got to go upfront and hang out with the pilot once. I was a RC plane pilot, and worked for DoD at the time.
Flew an air lanka 1011 from maldives ti colombo in a major storm quite the experience, but remember the pilot telling us not to worry, as we were flying the 1011. Great plane
Flew on an L1011 with Eastern Airlines in 1983 for the short hop from Miami to Montego Bay Jamaica. Takeoff was delayed for a couple hours due to a part that needed to be replaced. The Captain was an older salty dog that came out and sat with us in first class while he waited for the Tristar to be serviced and ready for takeoff. What a memory!
I always loved this aircraft. It had an aesthetic quality that few other aircraft had. By that, I mean it looked like it was supposed to fly! A beautiful, elegant design and I believe, at the time it was launched, highly advanced. The first one I flew on was Gulf Air Bahrain to London in 1977 and it may have been the latest 200 version which Gulf bought in 1976. I did several flights on the TWA L1011's. I also worked with a charter company which owned several (they previously had flown Boeing 707's) and had the good fortune to go on board an L1011 during a maintenance overhaul. The only time I went in an elevator in the galley area of an aircraft and saw the 'kitchen' down below.
When I worked for British Airways at Heathrow as a Catering Loader would go to RAF Brize Norton to load the Catering on RAF Tristars that were taking Troops to Canada for exercises. The Planes were purchased from BA. I used to like the lifts going down to the Galley where Meals were heated and got ready for passengers. The B747 also had a lift to the Upper Deck
The L-1011 program at Kalitta was short lived. It was just getting going when Kittyhawk came along and changed all that. Those that were there know. Thanks for the video.
Never thought much about the L10-11 until I flew in one in 2004 from Baltimore to Qatar. It was so spacious inside I thought it was a new jet. Then I had the pleasure of playing baggage handler and had to help unload it.
Many Tristar fans here. Nice plane indeed, but please tell me how can a 10 hour (or even longer) flight, in a wide body, sitting in the middle, far from the window and maybe beneath people you don't know, how can that be a pleasant experience?
All the trijets are very cool. Great redundancy and reasonable economy. The 727 was a fantastic feat of engineering and would have seen a much longer service life if the engine 2 nacelle could have facilitated a larger bypass engine.
To think how old this footage is amazing feeling But also how many preventable fatal accidents have occurred over these years How far technology has come today
I flew on one of those the first time I went to the USA to LA in 1989. We had to land in Canada to refuel in the middle of nowhere with ice in the sea. It was great.
Those, and the DC-10s are two of the most beautiful aircraft ever built. In my opinion, of course. Seems like every time I go south around Memphis, I see UPS DC-10s coming and going. Love it!!😄
I was a captain on the L1011 at age 33. Talk about a buzz. I still can't get the smile off my face. It was the best widebody anyone could have flown. There were those who flew it, and those who wished they'd flown it.😉 Love those RR RB 211 22B's! Thx for the vid.😊
I worked on the -22b's with British Airways also the -524B-02 for the later -200 TriStar.
Love the plane that was more advanced than any other for thirty years, but perhaps if they'd spec'd a second engine from GE or Pratt, the TriStar would have taken its rightful place, and the DC-10 program would have shut down after the first cargo door blew off... My Uncle Johnny worked for Convair in San Diego when they were subcontracting for the DC-10. He told us that their engineers told Douglas that the door design was flawed, but they essentially told them to shut up and build it.
@@marko7843 What a wonderful story, are you still flying? Looked like a very miserable day for a take off. Thank you for sharing your story
At the age of 20, I took a TWA L1011 from Amsterdam to New York (and on to Philadelphia on a commuter) to start my flight training. This was October 4th 1992. Now I’m 31 years into my flying career. I’ve never had the honor to fly the L1011 myself. I came very close, but picked the 74 instead.
@@rtbrtb_dutchy4183
Nothing wrong with a 747, both are sexy planes!
Loved being a passenger on the L1011. It was like sitting in your comfortable living room at home. What a wonderful plane it was! Now they pack us into the 737's like sardines.
I never got to live during the days when flying was more spacious & comfortable.
As much as I love airplanes, i drive wherever i like to visit. Regardless of how long it takes.
I HATE being crammed into such terribly small & terribly uncomfortable seats for such long periods of time. $500 Just to have, at best, water & crackers offered to me.
Go fvck yourselves, modern airlines.
One of the finest aircraft ever built. Long live the 1011 ❤
I flew the L1011 Tristar in 1974 for 9 years. After a career of 30 years in retrospect it was the finest aircraft I ever flew. She was the Queen of the skies.
remarkable silent and sweet sound , great looks as well , Lockheed created amazing designs , SR-71 springs to mind😍
@@patrickvereecke6654 Silent? The TriStar was considered a loud airliner. It was a good plane at its time, but the last one was delivered some 39 years ago.
@@TheWuschelMUC listen to the JT3D and Soloviov , and you will comprehend , L1011 was quieter than the DC-10 as well !
@@patrickvereecke6654 only produced 200 to 300 couldn't break even to make profit/investment returns to company and large share holders.
@@amuxpatch2798 The 1011 was a plane that was ahead of its time, the market wasn't ready for it.
The L1011 remains one of the most visually appealing aircraft ever. My opinion, of course.
My father was a 35 year pilot for TWA. He loved the "Tri-Star"! He was a flight instructor and squadron commander in WW II and was hired by TWA and based in Kansas City all of his TWA career. He spoke so many times about the L1011 as such a great aircraft!
tribute to a fine guy , respect thanks for comment
Crazy world we live in. My father was the RR rep at Lockheed Palmdale. He put those engines on that plane!
Cheers
DC 10 forever,lol
@@michaelreid8857
Nice, but reps don’t hang engines.
Lockheed personnel would’ve hung them.
@@patrickflohe7427 yea but my father got down an dirty with them and ultimately had to give the final OK 👍
I few on DC3, DC6, and DC9 back in the 60’s. Didn’t fly again until the MD80 came out. Went to Disney World on a family vacation and on the way home we boarded a L1011. Got in my seat and looked around. It was fully loaded. Thought to myself, this thing will never get off the ground cause it was so big. It took off and I have never been pressed into the seat like that. Beautiful plane and much raw power
Hands down, the smoothest landing aircraft that even today's more modern airliners don't measure up to.
One of my favorite planes! Even if you had to sit in the middle seats back in the back, this plane was cavernous inside, stable, quiet....I flew on them many times in the 90's with Delta. Beautiful plane!
This was my absolute favorite plane as a passenger. So comfortable, roomy, and quiet for the day.
I avoid flying whenever I can now. The experience is mostly awful as a whole.
I used to love flying but it's become such a hassle now.
You couldn't pay me enough to fly now.
It's like greyhound travel ..like the bus
The only way commercial flying could get any worse is if it came with a free root canal inflight.
Don't think comfort has anything to do with the type of plane but by the airline that flies it and that decides about the interior. My worst flight ever was in 1991 on a TWA 1011.
I was a passenger aboard an American Trans Air L1011 in 1985. What a nice smooth ride and comfortable flight. I wish they were still flying that beautiful aircraft.
I also flew on ATA’s L1011. Loved it. They had a great vacation club with Ambassadair.
3 engine factor vs 2 engine factor flying over same distance. Advantage cargo 3 engine use can heavy load compared to 2 engine.
IMO, One of the most gorgeous planes ever. And technologically superior in every way for it’s time. ❤ Thanks for the upload!
Got to fly on one many years ago and still haven't forgotten the experience. The most comfy airplane I ever rode on. Loved it.
Rode on one from Miami to Nassau and back for spring break in 1985. Eastern Airlines. God, how I miss how aviation used to be. When we landed in Nassau, we walked down stairs and across the tarmac to the terminal. Next to us were two other behemoths, a Pan Am 747 and a Delta L1011. They're GIGANTIC when you're standing right in their shadows at ground level.
I loved my cross country flights to LAX in the L1011. It was like flying in my living room. ❤
Truly a gentleman’s aircraft. That thing was so far advanced for it’s time.
The L1011 is one of the two greatest airliners ever built...
Captain, B757
I loved this plane L1011 only plane left I still live are the 757 rockets.
Because both were Rolls Royce RB-211 powered, no doubt.
@@georgemallory797 I doubt it very much. For starters the B757s that I fly are powered by PW2037 and PW2040 engines from Pratt & Whitney.
@@tomlee7956 The BA 757s were powered by ROLLS ROYCE.
@@jimbo6059 Good for them. The rest of them powered by P&W.
Many thanks for this view of a cargo Tristar. Such a pity this great aeroplane did not meet with the success it deserved. It seems to have been loved by pilots and passengers alike. 🛩💜💛💚🛩
And accountants, as the Tristars were more fuel efficient than the opposition. Only sold moderately as Lockheed aimed it at transcontinental market & not longe range till if was too late
One of the most beautiful airliners, the TriStar. Did spot this particular rare aircraft of Kalitta American International. Nice to see it again!
Best looking airliner by far, i love the rear air intake and the way it is sculptured.
I flew several times on one of Eastern Airlines fleet of L1011s; they nicknamed them Whisperliner. Beautiful airplane.
It has always been my favorite airliner, since I was a kid in the late 70's and I was fascinated by all aircraft.
The L-1011 is such a beautiful machine. Almost as beautiful as the 747
...Almost... I loved it, too...
My first transatlantic was on a Delta L-1011 LGW to Cincinnati . Beautiful aircraft.
My first flight on a widebody airplane was on an Eastern L1011 flight from Miami to Nassau. What a wonderful plane, in my opinion the best widebody airplane, so technologically advanced for its time!
Sweet, too bad Eastern Airlines, National Airlines and others are long gone.
I only ever flew on one twice as a passenger. One minute after take off we had a heavy lightning strike and the aircraft had to circle our take off airport for 15 minutes while the crew did some checks to see if it was safe to continue, which it was. It seemed a rock solid aircraft.
I was a pessanger on the TRISTAR Flight from Düsseldorf to Montego Bay at 1987 by LTU.
I never forget. It was wonderful.
Very advanced aircraft for its time. It could land on its own... Beautiful aircraft. 👍
My first widebody - TWA to SFO in May 1984. Still my favorite plane. Such a beautiful machine.
My first widebody - TWA to SFO in July 1976! 😃
We bridged the generations on a bicentennial trip. We flew into New York on a 707, and returned to the Bay via the ultra-modern Dulles Airport & L-1011. While I'd hate to lose the internet, I think I'd still rather go back there...
@@marko7843 Me too: flew into SFO on the L-1011, and flew back on the new, exciting 767!
When I was a kid we would fly TWA from IAD to PHX for vacation. I was lucky to fly on the ole L1011 a few times. 👍🇺🇸
@@markcampbell369 having never been on a 747 or 777, I almost said that my next favorite wide body after the TriStar was the 767. Particularly row 17, which is 2 private 2-seat cubbies, right next to the food and the booze, for the off-duty pilots on long overseas flights... ;O>
I flew on the L1011 back in 1990 from Bangor maine to Birmingham Alabama my first time flying ever beautiful aircraft I was sitting in the tail section it was a awesome flight.thank you delta
I used to fly BA TriStars between Heathrow and Teheran in the mid-seventies as a young lad. I remember the unique noise in the cabin and playing in the lift to the downstairs galley. The TriStar in my eyes is the perfect shape for an airplane, what a shame it didn’t reach its full potential.
The biggest and best cockpit ever designed. It's size was enormous.
Wonderful plane, such a graceful, well made machine. I miss the Tristar.
My first flight from UK to LA was in a DC10, my second was in one of these - British Airtours -Sitting at the back, smoking. Can you imagine that now? I gave up smoking over 30 years ago thankfully. LOVED this plane!
I was a technician and haa the privilige to work with L1011-500 I loved it, was so ahead of its time, easy maintenance, first mechanic friendly aircraft I worked on, the best in the market.
Back then when the RB211 didn't have an exhaust mixer. Looks so different.
Spoke to a storekeeper who's father had been a captain for Air Canada back-in-the-day. He flew both the 747 and the L-1011. Said the Tristar was a more refined machine, and preferred it to the 74 hands down. The cockpit is also more roomy.
Wow, that's a plane I haven't seen in years, haven't even thought of in years. Obviously converted to air freight delivery. The footage of the Ilyushin IL-76 coming in for a landing was a nice bonus.
IL 76 was sovietic, designed for freight only. Always in service.
The sound of starting RB211’s just beautiful
Patrick so nice to see the L1011 making a flight, they are few and far between in the classic aircraft group. Luxury that Lockheed spent money on and should have made more sales
to the airlines in the 1980's.The video is so gorgeous to watch, just like a professional Patrick keep up the great work and catch you on the next flight.
thanks , Christopher , these splendid whispering jets were few and far between over here , at the time " Kalitta ( A I A ) realised a few flights that time , a supplement to growler 747's from the same airline , weather not great , but visual flair during the roll , the rain has charm as well , just needed to protect my camera equipment , easy solution ( plastic bag with the base cut open to put it over my camera , keeping the lens free of course 😄 ) , met vriendelijke groet ( kind regards 😉 )
Video is 24 years old.
The best aircraft I have ever flown on. Quiet, smooth, plenty of room. It was on a flight to the South Pacific a very long time ago.
The L1011 is still massive by today's standards. I remember flying on it and how awesome it was. It was definitely a wide body.
I flew as a passenger on a few in the early 1980s. Best leg room imaginable on a commercial plane not to mention smooth riding. Passengers today don't know how roomy these planes were. I think they drank fuel by the truckload, though.
Flew SFO to LAX and LAX to JFK on L1011s in the late 70s and early 80s. Was always amazed by the space and comfort in economy class.
Thank you for this lovely film... It's possible that I have flown as a passenger in a L1011. I was 4 years old when we were flying from West-Berlin to Orlando/Florida back in 1990, only my mother and me. So think it must have been at least four legs of flight. Definitly possible that I have been on a triholer.
I remember some moments very clearly: Being in the cabin, looking out of the window while taxiing and seeing other planes racing down the runway - and us doing a go around - I clearly noticed that we were landing and then went up again.
No one knows the airline or the type of airplane - my mother never cared for those things, and I was too little to notice.
I am writing this because I am damm curios about it, sometimes I think there must be a way to take it down to some two or three options. Knowing departure and destination, it was an all-inclusive tour, knowing the year, which airlines were operating, what fleets did they have, which routes were typically flown between Berlin and Florida?
The fact that it was in 1990 makes it possible that a Pan Am domestic flight from Berlin Tegel to Frankfurt was involved ( 727 😍). That's so fascinating, if I could only find out what it really was.
When I worked at the Atlanta Airport in the 1980's I loved watching the L1011's.
I loved flying the L10-11. It was incredibly roomy...so much headroom.
I've flown on them with Delta Airlines. Beautiful, wonderful and very advanced aircraft for it's time. Thanks for this posting.
thanks , sempre paratus at the time , cheers
IL76, AN12, DC8, B707 : all with airline names unheard of: can't believe an airport like that actually existed then.
quality airport , as i see it , variety , veteran designs from the West ( the best ) and perestroika invasion of former Soviet equipment , trying to earn some money , sadly this was a catalist for terminating many 707 operators , however from 2002 , 76 was banned as well due to noise rules ,the AN12 soldiers on in ltd numbers till today , nevertheless it surprised me somewhat that JT3D powered DC-8 continued till 2010 , 6 years longer than the 707 , sure no complaining on my part 😅
Basically the Sharjah of the Western world.
@@fs10inator and as such a good reason to stay at my city of Ostend 😄
I was lucky enough to be present at the Düsseldorf Airport around 1979 when the brand new TriStar 500 was presented by the LTU. What a wonderful ship it was - and still is. Chris Howland was the guest of honor that day.😢 (I can't get rid of that emoji...)
A cargo..a very fine, technologically advanced,, a joy to fly, (and land) esthetically pleasing to the eye, living room interiors, serious business, beautiful aircraft.
Another great memory catch!
Loved seeing "Delta" flights out of DAL as a kid!👍🏿🥂
lucky you 🙃
I flew the Gulf Air Tristar in Nov 1989 KHI-BAH-LHR. Wonderful experience ❤
And this still wasn't even full takeoff thrust. As a 7 year old child in Trinidad, when we had these as our flagship aircraft in BWIA's classic livery...those old RR RB11's would roar so loud around 8pm London-bound, you couldnt help but gaze up in awe.
One of the best Aircraft ever built 😢
My first flight was on a Tristar! I was 11 going to Hawaii for a tiger cruse on bored the USS Blue Ridge !! The captain gave me his wings, and I still have them! I love that aircraft.
My very first ride on a commercial jet was a L1011 from Dallas to Los Angeles. Loved it.
Right out of A&P school Lockheed hired a bunch of us to build some of the first L-1011s. It was a long very hot summer working Palmdale in that huge hangar and in the ramp. I was glad to have experienced it.
Hi, What A&P school did you go to? Thanks
Went to Northrop Institute of technology in Inglewood California from January 1971-June 1972 after I got out of the Air Force. Only worked at Lockheed for 3 months then went to Flying Tigers for 16 years.
DIE FLÜSTERNDEN RIESEN, wie sie eins bei der LTU genannt wurden und in ihrer roten-silbernen Lackierung einfach nur sexy! Danke, Lockheed
Great video of a Great legend...........
I have a 550 units 1/500 scale model collection......and this great Tristar in ''Kalitta suit'' is proudly one of them............from all my 22 Tristars in total (100-200-385-500) this is the only Freigther.............. A Real Special one ;)
The less handsome but tough looking DC10 was WAY more popular as a freighter........
And as you know........the irresistible looking MD11........... became even more popular in this market...
Your videos are a breath of fresh air in a time where every aircraft looks the same..........this especially applies to the high number of unimaginative modern color schemes.........
That il-76 landing in between was as smooth as a cake !
Used to pick up the crews from these planes at Gatwick.
Most were used on the transatlantic routes.
Last time I travelled on L1011 was in 2007. Great airplane of its time.
Such a great plane. I used to work on the Orbital Science Company's L10 and it was a bear to work on but just a great plane. So safe.
Well that Orbital Sciences L-1011 is the last flying one. It is now called Stargazer. Amazing that airframe is still after so many years.
Solid stuff, guys 🤌🏽✈ Cheers from seriously sunny London ☀💂🏼
kind regards from a hot , sunny Ostend today , thanks
@@patrickvereecke6654 We don't have favourites, but Ostend has its charm ✈✨
These planes I find awesome to look at. Back in 2000 before 9/11 I was a refueler in the Toronto international Airport where I had an awesome experience to look inside the cabin of this plane. I think this plane is something. The sound of the engines is beautiful to hear.
Beautiful sound spooling up, those RB211s
My first flight ever was on a BA Tristar, London to Cyprus in 1982. Nothing quite like the first time you are pushed into your seat, and you watch the ground tilt through a distant window.
I sat under the #2 engine way in the back of the plane to Atlanta once. So much power and vibration. So glad to have added that aircraft to my aviation bucket list. 🙂
Can imagine sitting in one of those 5 rear toilets with 42000lb of RB211 up my rear😵
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Tolles Flugzeug diese L1011 Tristar. Bin 1972 mit der LTU Tristar geflogen. Konnte sogar ins Cockpit schauen.
I remember one day in the mid 70's one flew over our apartments but he was waaaay too low...it was a very overcast day with low ceiling...it was a Delta Airlines flying into Detroit Metro ...I think he nearly scraped the trees! I can never forget hearing it coming over, and then suddenly, that massive plane cut out from the clouds!
I flew on it 30 years ago with Air Lanka from amsterdam to colombo via abu dabi. Old plane already in that time but fantastic service on board. There was even an elevator on board
Flew on a couple of Delta 1011’s way back in the mid-to-late 70’s. Very comfortable plane, even in economy. A far cry from the cattle class of today.
Miss seeing these big tri-jets, used to have so much variety of aircraft solutions back then.
indeed , nostalgic times once , today boring , twin -jets all look the same today , not my interest at all
@@patrickvereecke6654 you are EXACTLY right PLUS all also sound the same... no more fascination left...
@@tropenband , not just aviation sadly , longevity is not the main purpose nowadays , technology changes too swiftly , when major problems will occur in due time , it will be a very costly affair , detrimental to long life , if parts will still be available anyway , will not surprise you my daily driver is vintage 1990 , still running strong , can explain why i only like designs from times gone by , classics rule my world , MVG
Loved flying on the L-1011 on transatlantic flights. All pre 9/11 could stand up and hang out in the back on the 8 hour flights. Even got to go upfront and hang out with the pilot once. I was a RC plane pilot, and worked for DoD at the time.
I flew those a lot back in the 70's and 80's. Great airplanes.
Flew an air lanka 1011 from maldives ti colombo in a major storm quite the experience, but remember the pilot telling us not to worry, as we were flying the 1011. Great plane
Flew on an L1011 with Eastern Airlines in 1983 for the short hop from Miami to Montego Bay Jamaica. Takeoff was delayed for a couple hours due to a part that needed to be replaced. The Captain was an older salty dog that came out and sat with us in first class while he waited for the Tristar to be serviced and ready for takeoff. What a memory!
I always loved this aircraft. It had an aesthetic quality that few other aircraft had. By that, I mean it looked like it was supposed to fly! A beautiful, elegant design and I believe, at the time it was launched, highly advanced. The first one I flew on was Gulf Air Bahrain to London in 1977 and it may have been the latest 200 version which Gulf bought in 1976. I did several flights on the TWA L1011's. I also worked with a charter company which owned several (they previously had flown Boeing 707's) and had the good fortune to go on board an L1011 during a maintenance overhaul. The only time I went in an elevator in the galley area of an aircraft and saw the 'kitchen' down below.
When I worked for British Airways at Heathrow as a Catering Loader would go to RAF Brize Norton to load the Catering on RAF Tristars that were taking Troops to Canada for exercises. The Planes were purchased from BA. I used to like the lifts going down to the Galley where Meals were heated and got ready for passengers. The B747 also had a lift to the Upper Deck
Cool... you can just imagine how badly my 11-year old self wanted to check out those lifts!
Very cool! Thanks for uploading this classic footage
my pleasure , everything for classics
i was 12 . my aunt took me to disney world in fall 1974 , and we flew on L1011 eastern , from boston. sat up front, btw. i do remember it
The L-1011 program at Kalitta was short lived. It was just getting going when Kittyhawk came along and changed all that. Those that were there know. Thanks for the video.
I actually jumped seated on this plane from Terre Haute to Newark many years ago.
Much easier on the eyes than the DC 10. Eastern got it right by naming their L1011’s Whisperliner.
I helped build the Leading Edge of this Wing, Avco, Nashville TN
What’s the relation between “American International Airways” and Kalitta Air?! I noticed the same paint scheme right off the jump.
CONNIE KALITTA
Such a beautiful plane.
Never thought much about the L10-11 until I flew in one in 2004 from Baltimore to Qatar. It was so spacious inside I thought it was a new jet. Then I had the pleasure of playing baggage handler and had to help unload it.
Many Tristar fans here. Nice plane indeed, but please tell me how can a 10 hour (or even longer) flight, in a wide body, sitting in the middle, far from the window and maybe beneath people you don't know, how can that be a pleasant experience?
My favourite wide body too! Loved flying on that plane.
Was in a 1011 many times, great aircraft and missed them when they were taken out of service by the airlines.
All the trijets are very cool. Great redundancy and reasonable economy. The 727 was a fantastic feat of engineering and would have seen a much longer service life if the engine 2 nacelle could have facilitated a larger bypass engine.
What an awesome and beautiful airliner the TriStar was! 😍
Thanks for sharing your cool video!
Grtz, Jerry 🙋🏽♂️
First ever air trip was on a BA tristar 500 to Kingston via Bermuda and Nassau. Final row of the aircraft. Amazing flight.
To think how old this footage is amazing feeling
But also how many preventable fatal accidents have occurred over these years
How far technology has come today
I flew on one of those the first time I went to the USA to LA in 1989. We had to land in Canada to refuel in the middle of nowhere with ice in the sea. It was great.
You probably landed in Gander
No water cannon salute? WTH?! Beautiful. I never had the priveledge of flying on one.
Beautiful plane.
Love the L1011, but that Ilyushin IL-76 that dropped in was a pleasant surprise
Those, and the DC-10s are two of the most beautiful aircraft ever built. In my opinion, of course. Seems like every time I go south around Memphis, I see UPS DC-10s coming and going. Love it!!😄
Flew the FLL DFW route on Delta!
Magnificent!
Flew on Ship One (flight test AC) in 1985/86... Bill Weaver (RIP) pilot & Don Moore & Skip Holm co-pilots... Great fun and great plane...