Lockheed L-1011 TriStar: Lockheed’s Most Advanced Aircraft Yet
The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar was the most advanced aircraft of its time. Despite this, it was a massive failure that left Lockheed on the verge on bankruptcy. But why was this?
At a time when jet aircraft had just become popular, with almost every airline using jets, the Lockheed L-1011 should've been a major success. However, several factors caused it to fail dramatically, here's why!
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
Pre-L-1011
In 1952, British Aircraft manufacturer de Havilland released the first jet-powered airliner, the de Havilland Comet. Following this, Boeing released the 707 in 1958 and Douglas released the DC-8 in 1959.
These jets had made piston-powered aircraft like the Boeing 377 and Lockheed Constellation irrelevant. However, by t...