The last Lockheed L‑1011 TriStar still airworthy

The story behind the world's last Tristar, and what the future holds for this unique aircraft.
Avgeekery

Before ETOPS: The Ambitious Twin-Engine L-1011 That Never Flew

Long before twinjets ruled the skies, Lockheed studied a twin-engine L-1011. Why did it never leave the drawing board?
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The Last Airworthy Lockheed TriStar Airliner Spends Its Days Launching Rockets to Orbit

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 ...
Aviation Week

Northrop Grumman Targets L-1011 Hypersonic Test Role

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 ...
Aviation Week

Riding Along For An L-1011 Air Launch Flight Demonstration

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 ...
Reuters

Fact Check: Underwater photograph of plane shows a diving site, not MH370 wreckage

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 ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Letter: Focus on culture war issues is almost entirely one-sided — and destructive

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 ...