Thanks for this trip down memory lane. I’m near the end of my airline career now, and I really enjoyed this. Over the course of my career I flew about 10,000 hours in the MD-80 series (and DC-9 before that) and I got on the L-1011 during its sunset years as it had been my goal to fly it since I was a kid. I loved that plane and am so glad I got to fly it; now after having flown nine airliner types it’s still the best of the best. Loved the sound of the RB211 during start and takeoff. Nothing else compares! Thank you, Lockheed!
I worked for TWA back in the late 80's and early 90's. I had probably been on that exact aircraft numerous times. I always love the unique sound of the Rolls Royce "three-spool" RB 211 engines.
Taking video shots within the confines of a passenger seat on an airliner wasn't easy 25-30 years ago. The cameras were a bit bulky, somewhat heavy and shoulder mounted. Still, I "stuck to my guns," "to heck with the person sitting next to me" and recorded a good portion of this L-1011 flight. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for your comments!
This reminds me of traveling with my grandma when she retired that year 1991 & we traveled with her, back in those days when flying was a luxury.. Forever the L1011. Got a little teary eyed as these days are history.. Felt like a king flying in those big ole birds. This was beautiful, so many terrific memories & going to Disney World and we flew TWA L1011 JFK - MCO in 1993. RIP granny 1935 - 2002 & the L101.
In 1986 my father & I flew one of these from Phoenix to New York. We sat at the same window position as in this vid. The sound of those RB 211s on takeoff was awesome & unforgettable. At JFK we then transferred to a 747 on the way to Paris CDG. My dad turned 80 on that flight & I had the attendants sing Happy Birthday to him. He died 3 years later & I still miss him every day
I absolutely adored this wonderful aircraft my first flight on this brilliant machine was in 1991 it was a brilliant piece of equipment I honestly couldn’t have flown better aircraft. But this was one of my most adored aircraft
Just listen to that announcement. "In a few moments we will be serving dinner" WOW I remember those days. Back in the day when TWA, Braniff International, Eastern, Western, Pan Am and many more served the flying public. Back when flying was good all around including the food. At least most of the time the food was pretty good. I especially loved the 1011.
Thanks Dan Uscian priceless contribution on RUclips. Flew TWA L-1011 many times having purchased a Visit USA TWA Airpass 1983-1984 as an Australian visitor at the time to the US. Great flights with TWA all domestic with L-1011's , Boeing 747-131's and a brand new MD-80! All flights were wide bodied except the MD-80 STL to MCO. It is hard to believe that all TWA L-1011 flights I did between IND, STL,MCO,LAS,LAX back and forth multiple times etc. plus with TWA Boeing 747-131 between STL and LAX was wide bodied with full hot meal service and drinks and even some films shown! Had pre-flight seat selection choices and TWA had abreast seat allocation in numerics! TWA USA domestic was super with thanks. Miss TWA L-1011 Tristar and the Queen of the skies TWA Boeing 747-131 all USA domestic. Love the rumble sound of the RB-211 engines with the the smoke when starting up! Ansett 727:)
Hey, glad you like the video and thanks for your recollections on your flight experiences on TWA's airliners during the mid 1980's, including the L-1011. I Only flew on an L-1011 three times. All flights with TWA. Flew the L-1011 from St Louis to New York (La Guardia) business class. We made a somewhat hard landing at LGA whereby someone near my seat commented, "Wow! Carrier pilot!"
@@WAL_DC-6B Yes L-1011 was great with TWA and I was on it a lot and being on domestic USA noting cabin windows were small after flying with Air New Zealand DC-10's. I have hard to believe that US carriers have limited wide bodied domestic flights any more plus full service. No more 747's. L-1011 now extinct! Saying goodby to to Qantas Boeing 747's next year... sad. Dan you seem as an L-1011 fan and I had great many multiple flights with TWA it was a great airline with smoke RB 211 start ups! I enjoyed flying with Hughes Airwest, Republic Airlines, Pacific Western Canada, Western Airlines, anyway it is history! Ansett 727!
Need to ad United Airlines B727-222 SEA to SFO with additional blocked exit. Western Airlines B727-200 SFO to LAX. Pacific Western B737-200 no seat allocation YVR via YYC to SEA, Air Canada DC9-32 YEG to YVR, Hughes Airwest DC-9-15RC Republic Airlines December 1980 LAX-YEG any way good times and full service with cockpit visits! Another era! Ansett 727.
@@ansett7272 Wow! You really got to fly on a lot of now long gone airliners with that two year visit to the states. Yeah, even cockpit visits. I was able to visit the cockpits of several airliners back in the day. Once was in 1976 on a SAHSA Lockheed L-188 Electra from New Orleans to Managua, Nicaragua. Got to sit up front for about an hour on that trip! And speaking of Republic Airlines, I don't how many times I flew on their Convair 580's in the Midwest starting with North Central Airlines all the way to their last two weeks in service in Northwest Airlines livery back in late 1988.
Always wish I had the chance to fly in one of these, plane of the 80's! Love hearing all the chatter from thee cabin too, I wonder what those people are doing now?
I realized to see a classic VHS tape by the TWA Passenger. Somebody videotaped all air during evening and night time. I am glad to see the TWA Crew working in the inflight with the L-1011 Tri-Star. I really like Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport and St. Louis Lambert International Airport. Thank you for sharing the old good memories.
I'm grateful the TWA crews didn't make a fuss of my continuing to video tape with my large, shoulder mounted video camera while taking off and landing as other airlines like United and American always did back at this time.
I remember a TWA flight from Chicago to Denver in 1977, the plane was so spacious, there was a lounge area in the front with opposing seats and even a table with some kind of pinball game, I haven’t seen any pictures showing this setup or a video, maybe someone else remembers this ?
Hey, Glad I found this. I never got to fly on one of these beauties. However, I lived close to the STL airport and LOVED to watch these beauties float down (and up) to the sky. They were a joy to watch. When TWA was in their height in the 90's at STL, it was fun to be there!
Glad to read you enjoyed my video of this TWA L-1011 flight. Here's a link to my video of the L-1011 flight from STL to PHX: ruclips.net/video/EawJatx3caQ/видео.html
@@WAL_DC-6B Thanks, and Cheers! I lived in the flight path, and I got pretty good at guessing what plane was going over at night. (STL). The big ones, 747's and L-1011 would mostly run daytime, and they just floated down so gracefully and looked like they were barely moving. I think it's a size thing! HA! Cheers!
Why were the window shades needing to be up at takeoff/landing in the early 90's? I get now days, so FF's can see inside the cabin during an emergency, groundside. I thoughts the NTSB/FAA updated the requirements later in the years..
The L-1011 was my favorite tri-engine aircraft, even though I never got to fly on one since they retired while I was a kid. But fantastic to see nonetheless. Great stuff on here. Subscribed for sure
I love so much to watch old footage from America in the '90, even though i am european, but boy, i love USA back then in the '90's. I think 80-90 was the best for United States. People were so kind, polite and helpfull. Nowdays, we are jusy robots...
Only flew on the 1011 twice. Both flights were TWA back in 89 Phx to Vegas and back. I miss seeing them. Thanks for sharing the video. By the way my first TWA was a 747 from Chicago to London in 83 (I think the flight number was actually 007 lol) My last flight on them was STL to SGF around the time AA bought them.
I remember 007 because my whole family was talking about it as being funny. I was a kid but I remember seeing the flight number as well. U say otherwise maybe? It doesn’t really matter to me but if I wanted to pursue it I’m sure it could be looked up.
Oh this brings back memories - I was fortunate to have flown the L-1011 for about seven years. We actually had three ex-TWA Tristars, though ours still had the triple Delco INSs. That beautiful bird took me all over the world, amazing times! TWA was a class airline as well - they took the best care of other industry professionals when we were riding on them, it’s a travesty what that scumbag Icahn did to them.
Thanks for your comments regarding some of your experiences with the L-1011. I think if Frank Lorenzo had had the chance to take over TWA he would have done far more damage to the airline than Carl Icahn.
Hi..I know this video is about the L-1011..but I like your user name. I have flown on many Western airlines DC-6's out of MSP in the 50's. I flew them to Den and Phx many times.NWA back then did not even fly to Den or Phx so it was fly Western or go to ORD and make connections. My dad worked for Northwest so we got to non-rev on Western.Also (obviously)I flew on lots of NWA DC-6s all over the place. Sad to see them go in the early 60's.Most of their routes were taken over by the Electra and yes Western did pretty much the same thing with Electra's replacing the 6 and some convair routes out of MSP. I did get to fly on the Tri-star 7 times. Three flights with TWA and 4 flights on ATA..(former Delta planes) Thanks
Unfortunately, I never got the chance to fly on a DC-6B. I was ten years old when UAL flew their last "sixes" out of nearby ORD in 1968. At least I did fly three times on the Save-A-Connie group's Lockheed Super Constellation back in the 1990s. But never an airliner like the DC-6 powered by the robust P&W R-2800 engines. By the way, I do have a nice 1/50 scale, Douglas factory, cast aluminum, travel agency model of a Western Airlines DC-6B.
I am a former TWA flight attendant from 1986 to 1991 then have been with American ever since,, got lucky.. is there any one here that was a TWA FA at that time ? I am looking for old friends and wonderful people who helped me so much to make it when I was hired barely after High school please leave a comment.. I miss many of you
how fitting .... L-1011 flight ends with passing by the McDonnell-Douglas building. LOL Because MD-11, DC10 are still flying with cargo and KC10 with USAF are still flying and the 1011 is all but gone.
My family and I were living in Phoenix in 1991. During beginning of take off you saw terminal 4, when this was filmed in March 1991, was only open for few months as it opened in November 1990. Over the years, there are so many more gates and concourses in terminal 4. The runway the plane took off on is today 25R-7L and there is a 3rd runway today at Sky Harbor.
Cool beasty bird...not common in Europe...just flew it once from ATL to MCO on Delta in the early 90ties...almost empty, with a full middle seat row to stretch out, seats had weird 80ties colors but I am happy to have this bird on my list of planes I flew with
Actually the TriStar was used by quite a few European carriers, namely British Airways, TAP, LTU and quite a few charter carriers. But it sure was more popular in the US and Canada with Eastern, Delta, TWA and Air Canada having big TriStar fleets and also Pan Am (later United), ATA, Hawaiian flying it. Gosh I miss the L1011! It was always a pleasure to fly and work on it! To me the L1011 is the most beautiful aircraft ever made!
@@L1011Lover There might be one reason: in Europe older planes were sold much earlier than in the U.S. LTU phased out their last TriStars after 1993. Many American companies kept them much longer.
Great video I have a similar video when I flew to Germany on a TWA 747. It is on my facebook and I'm trying to post it on RUclips but its telling me wrong format.. If anyone can give me a clue I would appreciate it much.
Comment to Jason this is Phil Roach retired from Eastern have hundreds of videos working on getting more edited me and Captain GW McDaniel love to fly the Electra and the 340s we had lots of fun George with 4 years at Seoul Aviation in Panama City Florida
Can we appreciate the fact that this was a flight from Phoenix to St. Louis? I’m not one of these “everything was better!” type guys…it’s just simply not true. But dude, nowadays you’re almost invariably stuck on a 738 or (even more uninspiring) an a320 for a flight like this. My biggest domestic aviation thrill lately is flying on a 737-700 because *at least* those things have some get up and go. It’s just sad, man. Coast to coast, our skies are utterly filled with 737s, a320s and CRJs. The a321 and 739 are the worst of all. They’ve taken the place of so many awesome, unique airliners. All the trijets, 757s, a300s and a310s…dumbed down to two stretched narrow bodies. At least there are still a few 757s here and there…
@@WAL_DC-6B yes flying back in those days are lot better than of flying today and aircraft like the Lockheed L-1011 and DC-10 all so the Boeing 707's and VC-10's are great old planes in those days.
@@WAL_DC-6B all so in the late 90's I been in flight decks of Boeing 747's, 767's 737's and the ATR 72 plane but now after 9/11 passengers are banned from going into the flight decks of aircraft.
@@dominicliner1609 I got to visit the cockpit while traveling on a SAHSA Lockheed L-188 Electra back in 1976 and a Faucett-Peru Douglas DC-8 in 1987. These were Latin American airlines with less stringent rules, but I'm sure after 9/11, a cockpit visit was "prohobido."
Yes there were no devices back then but on the flip side you had to endure endless blathering from some knob jockey sitting next to you. That dude in the background never shuts up!😳
@@WAL_DC-6BBut who knows maybe you could make friends with a complete stranger sitting next to you (if sitting in the middle 4-5 seat row) and have a friendly conversation.
I typed in Delta L-1011 and watched the video titled "DELTA AIR LINES L-1011 takeoff Atlanta (1992). I thought the takeoff "growl" was slightly better. Guess it came down to where you were sitting and the camera equipment you were using at the time of the videotaping.
TWA flew out of PHX's Terminal 2, correct? If so, I don't understand one of the arguments made in favor of T2's demise that "it couldn't handle larger planes." The L1011 is a widebody jet, and PHX doesn't handle very many widebodies these days.
I wish I could answer your question, but I've never been a resident of Phoenix nor even lived in the state of Arizona. Perhaps someone else more knowledgeable on this topic can provide you with an answer regarding Terminal 2.
42:25 - OMG! "THE ENEMY!" - I always preferred Delta for long-distance domestic travel because they utilized the Lockheed L1011 Tristar, which in my opinion was a much more solid, smoother, and better designed aircraft than the shaky, rickety, problematic, untamed BEAST of the McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 that the likes of AA, Northwest, and United all used back in the tri-engined widebody days... M-D should've NEVER merged with Boeing! This is why there are so many problems with the Max 8 revision of the 737 nowadays... It's always been an M-D practice to "Just slap it on and see if it flies" approach to engineering, instead of spending time and money on proper "clean sheet" design and development!
Yes it was a very comon thing on the 1011's with the RB211 engines. Never effected the flights however. I worked many of flights on the 1011 during my 26 tenure at TWA, and not once was it ever an issue.
Never got to fly the L-1011, had a friend who was a long time employee of TWA who said that L-1011 rattled like crazy on takeoff and landing, but can't verify that...
I would have walked off that plane. If you look close at the top of the engine the oily finger prints are visible. Nice aircraft when they was new. I walked off a A300b4 45yrs old and rivits are falling out with bent metel and seals corroding held together with silicone .. plus fuel leaking out of the wing then the airline says. Oh it's ok. It's only condensation. Whooooooo. Great vid anyway.👍
This L-1011 video from STL to PHX might be more to your liking (less window shot). Sorry about the "cow sounds" during this flight. Apparently caused by a leaky door seal. "Happy Landings!" ruclips.net/video/EawJatx3caQ/видео.html
The finest plane ever built.
Thanks for this trip down memory lane. I’m near the end of my airline career now, and I really enjoyed this. Over the course of my career I flew about 10,000 hours in the MD-80 series (and DC-9 before that) and I got on the L-1011 during its sunset years as it had been my goal to fly it since I was a kid. I loved that plane and am so glad I got to fly it; now after having flown nine airliner types it’s still the best of the best. Loved the sound of the RB211 during start and takeoff. Nothing else compares!
Thank you, Lockheed!
And thank you for relating some of your airliner flying experiences.
Gotta love that RB-211 growl at takeoff. One of the best sounds in all of aviation.
Yes, it was a really classy plane.
It is a yum hum
Love that sound. The only sound I like a little better is the A340-500/600. For loudest gotta go with the ole C5 before their refurbishing.
I worked for TWA back in the late 80's and early 90's. I had probably been on that exact aircraft numerous times. I always love the unique sound of the Rolls Royce "three-spool" RB 211 engines.
Excellent footage! So happy that some people like yourself thought to film this kind of stuff back then so we all could enjoy. Blue skies to you!
Taking video shots within the confines of a passenger seat on an airliner wasn't easy 25-30 years ago. The cameras were a bit bulky, somewhat heavy and shoulder mounted. Still, I "stuck to my guns," "to heck with the person sitting next to me" and recorded a good portion of this L-1011 flight. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for your comments!
This reminds me of traveling with my grandma when she retired that year 1991 & we traveled with her, back in those days when flying was a luxury.. Forever the L1011. Got a little teary eyed as these days are history.. Felt like a king flying in those big ole birds. This was beautiful, so many terrific memories & going to Disney World and we flew TWA L1011 JFK - MCO in 1993. RIP granny 1935 - 2002 & the L101.
In 1986 my father & I flew one of these from Phoenix to New York. We sat at the same window position as in this vid. The sound of those RB 211s on takeoff was awesome & unforgettable. At JFK we then transferred to a 747 on the way to Paris CDG. My dad turned 80 on that flight & I had the attendants sing Happy Birthday to him. He died 3 years later & I still miss him every day
One of the most beautiful plane ever!
Yes indeed!
@@WAL_DC-6B 😊👍
I flew from ATL to LAX in 1997 on one it was a huge airplane.
I absolutely adored this wonderful aircraft my first flight on this brilliant machine was in 1991 it was a brilliant piece of equipment I honestly couldn’t have flown better aircraft. But this was one of my most adored aircraft
Just listen to that announcement. "In a few moments we will be serving dinner" WOW I remember those days. Back in the day when TWA, Braniff International, Eastern, Western, Pan Am and many more served the flying public. Back when flying was good all around including the food. At least most of the time the food was pretty good. I especially loved the 1011.
Thanks Dan Uscian priceless contribution on RUclips. Flew TWA L-1011 many times having purchased a Visit USA TWA Airpass 1983-1984 as an Australian visitor at the time to the US. Great flights with TWA all domestic with L-1011's , Boeing 747-131's and a brand new MD-80! All flights were wide bodied except the MD-80 STL to MCO. It is hard to believe that all TWA L-1011 flights I did between IND, STL,MCO,LAS,LAX back and forth multiple times etc. plus with TWA Boeing 747-131 between STL and LAX was wide bodied with full hot meal service and drinks and even some films shown! Had pre-flight seat selection choices and TWA had abreast seat allocation in numerics! TWA USA domestic was super with thanks. Miss TWA L-1011 Tristar and the Queen of the skies TWA Boeing 747-131 all USA domestic. Love the rumble sound of the RB-211 engines with the the smoke when starting up!
Ansett 727:)
Hey, glad you like the video and thanks for your recollections on your flight experiences on TWA's airliners during the mid 1980's, including the L-1011. I Only flew on an L-1011 three times. All flights with TWA. Flew the L-1011 from St Louis to New York (La Guardia) business class. We made a somewhat hard landing at LGA whereby someone near my seat commented, "Wow! Carrier pilot!"
@@WAL_DC-6B Yes L-1011 was great with TWA and I was on it a lot and being on domestic USA noting cabin windows were small after flying with Air New Zealand DC-10's. I have hard to believe that US carriers have limited wide bodied domestic flights any more plus full service. No more 747's. L-1011 now extinct! Saying goodby to to Qantas Boeing 747's next year... sad.
Dan you seem as an L-1011 fan and I had great many multiple flights with TWA it was a great airline with smoke RB 211 start ups! I enjoyed flying with Hughes Airwest, Republic Airlines, Pacific Western Canada, Western Airlines, anyway it is history!
Ansett 727!
Need to ad United Airlines B727-222 SEA to SFO with additional blocked exit. Western Airlines B727-200 SFO to LAX. Pacific Western B737-200 no seat allocation YVR via YYC to SEA, Air Canada DC9-32 YEG to YVR, Hughes Airwest DC-9-15RC Republic Airlines December 1980 LAX-YEG any way good times and full service with cockpit visits! Another era!
Ansett 727.
@@ansett7272 Wow! You really got to fly on a lot of now long gone airliners with that two year visit to the states. Yeah, even cockpit visits. I was able to visit the cockpits of several airliners back in the day. Once was in 1976 on a SAHSA Lockheed L-188 Electra from New Orleans to Managua, Nicaragua. Got to sit up front for about an hour on that trip! And speaking of Republic Airlines, I don't how many times I flew on their Convair 580's in the Midwest starting with North Central Airlines all the way to their last two weeks in service in Northwest Airlines livery back in late 1988.
Seeing Ozark Airlines old swallow DC-9 colours was great.
Always wish I had the chance to fly in one of these, plane of the 80's! Love hearing all the chatter from thee cabin too, I wonder what those people are doing now?
I realized to see a classic VHS tape by the TWA Passenger. Somebody videotaped all air during evening and night time. I am glad to see the TWA Crew working in the inflight with the L-1011 Tri-Star. I really like Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport and St. Louis Lambert International Airport. Thank you for sharing the old good memories.
I'm grateful the TWA crews didn't make a fuss of my continuing to video tape with my large, shoulder mounted video camera while taking off and landing as other airlines like United and American always did back at this time.
Omigosh! How is it that I have only just seen this!?! Best. Plane. Ever. Thank you for the fabulous upload, much appreciated.
Hey,I'm glad you finally discovered my video of the L-1011.
@@DanielUscian Thank you! 😊
A masterpiece here! Along with the marvelous L-1011 with it's unique RB211-22B sounds, seeing those recently retired TW/AA MD80's is a joy!
Sorry, but we loved them. The MD 80, was a fantastic airplane, from both a pilot perspective, as well as passenger.
I remember a TWA flight from Chicago to Denver in 1977, the plane was so spacious, there was a lounge area in the front with opposing seats and even a table with some kind of pinball game, I haven’t seen any pictures showing this setup or a video, maybe someone else remembers this ?
That "pinball game" may have been something like "Pong" or "Asteroids" from that time period.
That was a Continental DC-10, not a TWA L-1011, you are remembering.
Hey, Glad I found this. I never got to fly on one of these beauties. However, I lived close to the STL airport and LOVED to watch these beauties float down (and up) to the sky. They were a joy to watch. When TWA was in their height in the 90's at STL, it was fun to be there!
Glad to read you enjoyed my video of this TWA L-1011 flight. Here's a link to my video of the L-1011 flight from STL to PHX: ruclips.net/video/EawJatx3caQ/видео.html
@@WAL_DC-6B Thanks, and Cheers! I lived in the flight path, and I got pretty good at guessing what plane was going over at night. (STL). The big ones, 747's and L-1011 would mostly run daytime, and they just floated down so gracefully and looked like they were barely moving. I think it's a size thing! HA! Cheers!
I wish I was born before '95, and had lived to see this. L1011 is my favorite aircraft. Thank you for sharing your videos with us!
All of my L1011 flights were on Delta. One in 1975, 1982, 1992, 1993. Of those only one was a -500 series from FRA-ATL in '82.
It was a really beautiful plane, so it was.
BEAUTIFUL! EPIC! NOSTALGIC! PRICELESS! JUST FABULOUS! TWA, L1011A, DINNER SERVICE, COFFEE, MCDONELL-DOUGLAS BUILDING --- SIGHHHH......THANKS FOR THIS!
Why were the window shades needing to be up at takeoff/landing in the early 90's? I get now days, so FF's can see inside the cabin during an emergency, groundside. I thoughts the NTSB/FAA updated the requirements later in the years..
Good question!
Sky harbor and Phoenix in general is just so different now
A number of people have made similar comments about the differences at Sky Harbor Airport today versus when I shot this back in the early 1990's.
I miss TWA and the L1011s. When flying was the best now it's like being in a cattle car..
Self-landing in 1970, even inclement weather.
Awesome stuff! Glad I got to fly one.
The L-1011 was my favorite tri-engine aircraft, even though I never got to fly on one since they retired while I was a kid. But fantastic to see nonetheless. Great stuff on here.
Subscribed for sure
I love so much to watch old footage from America in the '90, even though i am european, but boy, i love USA back then in the '90's.
I think 80-90 was the best for United States. People were so kind, polite and helpfull. Nowdays, we are jusy robots...
Yes it has changed so much from them
I agree with that
I used to love TWA tea!
Deregulation really cheapened the experience of flying.
Only flew on the 1011 twice. Both flights were TWA back in 89 Phx to Vegas and back. I miss seeing them. Thanks for sharing the video. By the way my first TWA was a 747 from Chicago to London in 83 (I think the flight number was actually 007 lol) My last flight on them was STL to SGF around the time AA bought them.
I remember 007 because my whole family was talking about it as being funny. I was a kid but I remember seeing the flight number as well. U say otherwise maybe? It doesn’t really matter to me but if I wanted to pursue it I’m sure it could be looked up.
Thanks for the memories! I logged many hours on TWA 1011's back in the day.
Glad to have you.
A lovely looking plane.
Oh this brings back memories - I was fortunate to have flown the L-1011 for about seven years. We actually had three ex-TWA Tristars, though ours still had the triple Delco INSs. That beautiful bird took me all over the world, amazing times! TWA was a class airline as well - they took the best care of other industry professionals when we were riding on them, it’s a travesty what that scumbag Icahn did to them.
Thanks for your comments regarding some of your experiences with the L-1011. I think if Frank Lorenzo had had the chance to take over TWA he would have done far more damage to the airline than Carl Icahn.
How I loved the L-1011, thanks for bringing us this wonderful footage.
Of a truest beautiful aeroplane.
my list of flying beaties: L749, L1011, Sud Aviation Caravelle, CV990, IL62, B747
Hi..I know this video is about the L-1011..but I like your user name. I have flown on many Western airlines DC-6's out of MSP in the 50's. I flew them to Den and Phx many times.NWA back then did not even fly to Den or Phx so it was fly Western or go to ORD and make connections. My dad worked for Northwest so we got to non-rev on Western.Also (obviously)I flew on lots of NWA DC-6s all over the place. Sad to see them go in the early 60's.Most of their routes were taken over by the Electra and yes Western did pretty much the same thing with Electra's replacing the 6 and some convair routes out of MSP. I did get to fly on the Tri-star 7 times. Three flights with TWA and 4 flights on ATA..(former Delta planes) Thanks
Unfortunately, I never got the chance to fly on a DC-6B. I was ten years old when UAL flew their last "sixes" out of nearby ORD in 1968. At least I did fly three times on the Save-A-Connie group's Lockheed Super Constellation back in the 1990s. But never an airliner like the DC-6 powered by the robust P&W R-2800 engines. By the way, I do have a nice 1/50 scale, Douglas factory, cast aluminum, travel agency model of a Western Airlines DC-6B.
I am a former TWA flight attendant from 1986 to 1991 then have been with American ever since,, got lucky.. is there any one here that was a TWA FA at that time ? I am looking for old friends and wonderful people who helped me so much to make it when I was hired barely
after High school please leave a comment.. I miss many of you
Wishing you all the best in your search for long, gone friends!
Was it better than other modern planes?
I flew for TW back in 86 as well. Went on to fly for 2 other carriers. 1011 Was my fave! 2nd place was the 146 with United express
@@georgewarnell20631986? That means you’re a SCAB.
how fitting .... L-1011 flight ends with passing by the McDonnell-Douglas building. LOL Because MD-11, DC10 are still flying with cargo and KC10 with USAF are still flying and the 1011 is all but gone.
Good point!
You know it’s an old video cuz people are talking and laughing not glued to their devices.
Good observation!
@@WAL_DC-6BWhat ever happened to that time before social media and iPhones when people were conversing?
It would have really nice to have flown in one of these planes. Sad, I 'll never get the chance.
I was lucky enough to fly three times on a more famous Lockheed airliner, the Super Constellation, back in the 1990s.
Wait ! This is 1991 and it's Tristar 200.... but no INS, or Nav. Computers ?Looks like a real,old flight deck configuration.
Dang, Phoenix looked so much smaller back than. The airport looked so different too.
My family and I were living in Phoenix in 1991. During beginning of take off you saw terminal 4, when this was filmed in March 1991, was only open for few months as it opened in November 1990. Over the years, there are so many more gates and concourses in terminal 4. The runway the plane took off on is today 25R-7L and there is a 3rd runway today at Sky Harbor.
It seems the #3 engine cowling was open a little, did TWA maintain their L-1011's very well like Delta did?
Probably not. I know that TWA struggled for many years. They were a great airline though!
Cool beasty bird...not common in Europe...just flew it once from ATL to MCO on Delta in the early 90ties...almost empty, with a full middle seat row to stretch out, seats had weird 80ties colors but I am happy to have this bird on my list of planes I flew with
Actually the TriStar was used by quite a few European carriers, namely British Airways, TAP, LTU and quite a few charter carriers. But it sure was more popular in the US and Canada with Eastern, Delta, TWA and Air Canada having big TriStar fleets and also Pan Am (later United), ATA, Hawaiian flying it. Gosh I miss the L1011! It was always a pleasure to fly and work on it! To me the L1011 is the most beautiful aircraft ever made!
@@L1011Lover There might be one reason: in Europe older planes were sold much earlier than in the U.S. LTU phased out their last TriStars after 1993. Many American companies kept them much longer.
Great video I have a similar video when I flew to Germany on a TWA 747. It is on my facebook and I'm trying to post it on RUclips but its telling me wrong format.. If anyone can give me a clue I would appreciate it much.
Comment to Jason this is Phil Roach retired from Eastern have hundreds of videos working on getting more edited me and Captain GW McDaniel love to fly the Electra and the 340s we had lots of fun George with 4 years at Seoul Aviation in Panama City Florida
Can we appreciate the fact that this was a flight from Phoenix to St. Louis? I’m not one of these “everything was better!” type guys…it’s just simply not true. But dude, nowadays you’re almost invariably stuck on a 738 or (even more uninspiring) an a320 for a flight like this. My biggest domestic aviation thrill lately is flying on a 737-700 because *at least* those things have some get up and go. It’s just sad, man. Coast to coast, our skies are utterly filled with 737s, a320s and CRJs. The a321 and 739 are the worst of all. They’ve taken the place of so many awesome, unique airliners. All the trijets, 757s, a300s and a310s…dumbed down to two stretched narrow bodies. At least there are still a few 757s here and there…
The Buzz saw sound of the those engines
4:25 TWA Safety Video
You had me at L-1011!
An aeroplane with class.
Did the air hostess tell you off for being in the flight deck.
No. As a matter of fact, she invited me to the flight deck to take the shot with my video camera (those were the days!).
@@WAL_DC-6B yes flying back in those days are lot better than of flying today and aircraft like the Lockheed L-1011 and DC-10 all so the Boeing 707's and VC-10's are great old planes in those days.
@@WAL_DC-6B all so in the late 90's I been in flight decks of Boeing 747's, 767's 737's and the ATR 72 plane but now after 9/11 passengers are banned from going into the flight decks of aircraft.
@@dominicliner1609 I got to visit the cockpit while traveling on a SAHSA Lockheed L-188 Electra back in 1976 and a Faucett-Peru Douglas DC-8 in 1987. These were Latin American airlines with less stringent rules, but I'm sure after 9/11, a cockpit visit was "prohobido."
Yes there were no devices back then but on the flip side you had to endure endless blathering from some knob jockey sitting next to you. That dude in the background never shuts up!😳
Yeah, he was definitely a "motor-mouth."
@@WAL_DC-6BBut who knows maybe you could make friends with a complete stranger sitting next to you (if sitting in the middle 4-5 seat row) and have a friendly conversation.
Hmm, it turns out the description or the title of the video doesn't say anything about Chicago at all. Which one? O'Hare, or Midway?
In the last paragraph of my lengthy description if mentions O'Hare as the airport in Chicago.
@@WAL_DC-6BWhat was I thinking? Silly me. 😝
@@Bammer2001I just added "+ MD-80, ORD landing" to the title.
@@WAL_DC-6B Thank you, buddy. 😊
Type in Delta L1011 that was the first video I've ever seen. The growl is so much better and you can see inside of the engine
I typed in Delta L-1011 and watched the video titled "DELTA AIR LINES L-1011 takeoff Atlanta (1992). I thought the takeoff "growl" was slightly better. Guess it came down to where you were sitting and the camera equipment you were using at the time of the videotaping.
@@WAL_DC-6BI’ve watched that video millions of times. The pilot pushes the accelerator for takeoff very gradually and slowly
TWA flew out of PHX's Terminal 2, correct? If so, I don't understand one of the arguments made in favor of T2's demise that "it couldn't handle larger planes." The L1011 is a widebody jet, and PHX doesn't handle very many widebodies these days.
I wish I could answer your question, but I've never been a resident of Phoenix nor even lived in the state of Arizona. Perhaps someone else more knowledgeable on this topic can provide you with an answer regarding Terminal 2.
42:25 - OMG! "THE ENEMY!" - I always preferred Delta for long-distance domestic travel because they utilized the Lockheed L1011 Tristar, which in my opinion was a much more solid, smoother, and better designed aircraft than the shaky, rickety, problematic, untamed BEAST of the McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 that the likes of AA, Northwest, and United all used back in the tri-engined widebody days... M-D should've NEVER merged with Boeing! This is why there are so many problems with the Max 8 revision of the 737 nowadays... It's always been an M-D practice to "Just slap it on and see if it flies" approach to engineering, instead of spending time and money on proper "clean sheet" design and development!
can you please tell me the registration
Sorry, I never made note of the aircraft registration number of any of the TWA flights I've uploaded to RUclips, but wish I had.
@@WAL_DC-6B no problem. thanks alot for capturing these rare l1011 videos.
Thrust reverser stuck open a bit?
Yes it was a very comon thing on the 1011's with the RB211 engines. Never effected the flights however. I worked many of flights on the 1011 during my 26 tenure at TWA, and not once was it ever an issue.
around 8:00 min you can see a pretty rare F-100 -- I think
I always thought that was something like a Douglas DC-9-10.
@@WAL_DC-6B Yep, DC-9-10.. the original. Aero California from Mexico. Saw them all the time here at SAN and other places out this way
Building really great planes doesn't necessarily work in aviation.
I was in Iraq at this time. Desert Storm.
Actually Operation Desert Storm ended on February 28th. This video was filmed in March several weeks after the war ended.
Never got to fly the L-1011, had a friend who was a long time employee of TWA who said that L-1011 rattled like crazy on takeoff and landing, but can't verify that...
I would have walked off that plane. If you look close at the top of the engine the oily finger prints are visible.
Nice aircraft when they was new.
I walked off a A300b4 45yrs old and rivits are falling out with bent metel and seals corroding held together with silicone .. plus fuel leaking out of the wing then the airline says. Oh it's ok. It's only condensation. Whooooooo.
Great vid anyway.👍
The l10 flew nose up on approach. I would remember pushing service carts upward at times it was a work out
True i was a flight attendant on flew 1011s ur right the where dangerous as they got old. I get nervouse when i worked them
I flew with TWA and they where maintained well. Eastern did not seem to take care of there. And pan am flew them all over the world
Oh no... oily finger prints...
Indicative of hands maintaining the plane.
Must be nice to have so little to complain about.
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Plane is kinda of unfortunate that 1011 in binary numbers is thirteen.
At least the L-1011 had a much better safety record than its main competition, the Douglas DC-10.
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This L-1011 video from STL to PHX might be more to your liking (less window shot). Sorry about the "cow sounds" during this flight. Apparently caused by a leaky door seal. "Happy Landings!" ruclips.net/video/EawJatx3caQ/видео.html