Lockheed L1011-385-1 Tristar Air America / Eastern Polished

Product description

High-quality metal model of the Lockheed L1011-385-1 civil aircraft in a detailed design based on the real model. The package includes a stand and landing gear. The model is packed in a paper box.

The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar is an American three-engined medium-to-long-range wide-body airliner built by the Lockheed Corporation. After the Boeing 747 and the McDonnell Douglas DC-10, it was the third wide-body airliner to enter commercial service. The airliner has a capacity of up to 400 passengers and a range of more than 4,000 nautical miles (7,410 km; 4,600 mi). Its three-engine configuration has three Rolls-Royce RB211 engines, one under each wing, along with a third engine mounted in the middle with an S-shaped air intake recessed into the tail section and upper fuselage. The aircraft has automatic landing capability, an automated descent control system, and available lower deck and lounge facilities.

The L-1011 TriStar was produced in two fuselage lengths. The original L-1011-1 first flew in November 1970 and entered service with Eastern Air Lines in 1972. The shortened, longer-range L-1011-500 first flew in 1978 and entered service with British Airways a year later. The original-length TriStar was also produced as the high-gross-weight L-1011-100, the engine-enhanced L-1011-200, and the further modernized L-1011-250. Post-production conversions for the L-1011-1 with increased takeoff weights included the L-1011-50 and L-1011-150.