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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In December of 1972, a nearly new Lockheed L-1011 aircraft (Eastern Flight 401) descended into the Florida everglades killing 101 souls because the crew was distracted with fixing a burned-out landing ...

But according to Aqaba’s tourism website, the plane is a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar which had been out-of-use and parked at a nearby airport, so it was intentionally sunk to create a “stop for diving ...