#Onthisday in 1970, the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar took its maiden flight.
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#Onthisday in 1970, the first #Lockheed L-1011 #TriStar took off on its maiden flight. Only 250 L-1011 TriStar jets were produced and production halted in 1982. Did you ever fly on a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar? #avgeekThis tweet was posted on November 16, 2017.
Advertised as the quietest widebody jet airliner in service, the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar took off on its maiden flight #onthisday in 1970.
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In 1970, PSA introduced a form-fitting polyester princess-line dress with a matching jacket, complemented by either a heart-shaped hat or dome-style hat and a choice of boots or pumps.
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In 1971, TWA introduced a new flight attendant uniform conceived by Valentino Garavani in preparation for their Lockheed L-1011 TriStar delivery. In 1972, the airline proclaimed the L-1011 to be “the next generation of the jet age.” #DefunctThursday#AvGeek#TWAThis tweet was posted on December 15, 2022.
Our new exhibit “Widebody: The Launch of the Jumbojets in the Early 1970s” presents promotional objects and images from the first 3 widebody jetliners introduced in the early 1970s, the #Boeing 747, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10, and the #Lockheed L-1011 TriStar. #WidebodyAV#vgeekThis tweet was posted on September 20, 2019.
RT @AirlineReporter: Here's the L-1011 flight deck. Five seats in total up here. Rare to see everything lit up. #TSL1011 https://t.co/wiAzO…This tweet was posted on July 17, 2017.
The Boeing 747, which was first flown in 1969 and launched into service in 1970 by Pan American World Airways, revolutionized long-distance commercial air travel and set a completely new standard in airliner design, the “widebody” or “jumbojet.” Not to be left behind in the widebody market, aircraft manufacturers McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed Aircraft followed with their own widebody airliners, the DC-10 and L-1011 TriStar.
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The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar was a wide-body, long-range tri-jet airliner introduced in 1972. It featured state-of-the-art avionics, including an autopilot with the capability of virtually flying and landing by itself, including in low-visibility weather conditions. #wingwednesdayThis tweet was posted on August 25, 2021.
The coach section of the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar featured a full-service bar surrounded by small alcoves for socializing and was equipped with twin passenger seats that TWA claimed were the “finest coach seats in the world.” #wingwednesday#avgeekThis tweet was posted on August 25, 2021.
The inaugural flight of PSA's (Pacific Southwest Airlines) Lockheed L-1011 TriStar was on August 1, 1974 from San Diego to San Francisco via Los Angeles.
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The inaugural flight of PSA's Lockheed L-1011 TriStar was on August 1, 1974 from San Diego to SF via LA. #SFOHistoryThis tweet was posted on August 22, 2016.
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postcard: Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA), Lockheed L-1011 TriStar; 1974
Gift of William Rys, Jr.
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PSA stewardesses serve cocktails in a Lockheed L-1011 cabin mockup 1972
PSA 1972 Annual Report
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Gift of the William Hough Collection
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postcard: TWA (Trans World Airlines), Lockheed L-1011 TriStar; c. 1980
Gift of TWA Clipped Wings International
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brochure: TWA (Trans World Airlines), Lockheed L-1011 TriStar; 1972
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postcard: Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA), L-1011 TriStar; c. 1975
Gift of Ruth Y. Tamura
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