(4K) Lockheed L-1011 TriStar Flying in 2022 - Highest Quality Video - Flying, Static and Pushback. 

The best tri-jet ever made, by far! A beautiful aircraft. I like the irony of Northrup Grumman using a Lockheed aircraft! 😀

I lived in Atlanta back in the 1980s and flew L-1011s every week. Hartsfield Airport was Tristar heaven! I loved seeing all the Delta and Eastern Tristars at rush hour lined up one next to another at their respective concourses. Both airlines flew Tristars on all their long distance flights. For two years, every Sunday, I took the 9:10pm Delta flight to Newark with my boss, where we would spend the week until we flew back to Atlanta on Friday. After the door closed before leaving the gate, we would both move to the middle section in coach, where there were always plenty of unoccupied five seat sections where we could both stretch out across and relax for the 2 hour flight. As Atlantans, we always flew Delta, the hometown airline. But, there was a joke, of sorts, that if someone ever missed their Delta flight, Eastern had a flight departing from Atlanta to the same destination 15 minutes later. Several times I got caught in freeway traffic driving to Hartsfield in the late afternoon, rushing to catch a west coast flight, and Eastern was waiting with a Tristar if I was too late for Delta. Those were the days! Although I’m retired now, I have a 1:200 scale model of a TWA Tristar ( another great airline) on my desk.

I was lucky enough to get invited into the cockpit for a landing 🛬 on a Delta L-1011 when I was a young man. I was talking to the flight attendant about how cool it was and she said the pilot loved his Lockheeds and she would talk to him. She came back and said he invited me up. It was amazing to sit with him when we landed. I will never forget it. It’s a shame you cannot do those sort of things anymore.

What a true beauty. Lockheed always knew how to build truly enduring and reliable aircraft.

Always loved the way the rear air intake is sculptured, looks so smooth.

In my opinion, the most beautiful aircraft ever made!!

I was a flight attendant during the 90s in the UK on the L1011 Tristar - I loved the lifts to the lower galley and working down there was so unique.

Still one of the most advanced airliners even to this day and the world was not ready for it when it was released in the late 70s/ early 80s.

Some say legends never die.

Technologically advanced and very well constructed. One of the reasons the L-1011 was selected by Northrop Grumman for this program because of the strength of the lower fuselage, which can support the weight of the Pegasus launch vehicle.

Spectacular video of an amazing aircraft!! She looks so fresh and modern! Thanks for posting.

The L-1011 was a great plane, glad to see one still flying. I was lucky enough back in the day to fly on several with Eastern, TWA and Delta.

Although la Caravelle is my favorite jet commercial aircraft, when it comes to tri-jets, the 1011 is true romanticism. The Connie is way up in the stratospheric of beautifully designed aircrafts. No surprise... It had to be from Lockheed too. We need some crazy ass millionaire, an idyosincratic aviation fanatic, to restore this unique birds. Fly them with passengers, on schedule. Damn, I'm in love.

I used to watch these beauties coming in for a landing on JFK airport's runway 4 Left when I lived by the Belt Parkway in Queens, NY as a kid. There was just something about them that was breathtaking, at least for me that is. I also watched the Concorde, the 747, DC-10, and then the bigger jets as they came along. This is a real treat to watch this video. Thank you.

Development of the L-1011 started when I was a baby. I knew of the L-1011's existence during my childhood but didn't fly in one until December of 1989, when I was 23 years old. I remember in 4th grade, a fellow student's father gave a presentation to our class about his work. He was a Lockheed engineer, and I think he said he worked on the L-1011. My first L-1011 flight was from ATL to LAX on Eastern Airlines. The flight was delayed for 3 hours at the gate at ATL. Through the window, we waiting passengers saw mechanics working on the plane, around the left engine. Some of the fellow waiting passengers started joking, saying things like, "This plane has Rolls-Royce engines. I hope the mechanics have metric wrenches," and later, "Oh, no. Here comes a guy with a tie" as a man wearing a tie walked up to the mechanics. Finally, the gate agent announced on the PA that the plane was ready to go. She said that the mechanics had replaced a hydraulic line. She said, "Let's board and get this bird in the air." It was my first time flying not only on an L-1011 but on any two-aisle jet. I noted that the seat arrangement was 2-5-2 and that the cabin seemed very spacious. My seat was an aisle seat on a 2. Before the pushback, the passenger sitting next to me claimed that the plane could take off using only its center engine if the two wing engines were to fail during the takeoff roll. Not sure I believe that. When the engines revved up, I was worried by their buzzing sound. I thought something was wrong, but I looked around and nobody looked concerned. I didn't know then that it was normal for those engines to make that sound. The sound went away at some point. After that, I flew about four more times on L-1011's, the last time being in 1992 with Delta on a flight between CA and GA to attend a wedding in Atlanta. On that trip, I had dinner with an Atlanta friend of mine who I knew worked as a maintenance engineer for Delta. After dinner, he asked if I would like a tour of Delta's maintenance facility at ATL. I said, "Sure!". The tour was on a Saturday night, so almost nobody was there. It was a once-in-a-lifetime thing for me. He and I walked around and went into some hangers were planes were parked to get scheduled maintenance and overhauls. One hanger had an L-1011. We walked all over the thing, inside and out. The interior was gutted--no seats and no floorboards. Walked on both the wing and the horizontal stabilizer, I think using a scaffold. He told me that the horizontal stabilizer on the L-1011 was about as big as the wing on a 737. We walked into the cockpit. The displays were lit up. He told me to be careful not to touch any of the controls, because they might be active and move some of the control surfaces.

Love the s-duct, iconic. Great footage.

Lovely, elegant Lockheed aircraft!

A truly amazing aircraft that even now looks stunning in the air or on the ground . You are so lucky to have it over in the US . There should be more flying 👍

i flew on BWIA L-1011 many times back in the 90's , from trinidad to toronto, canada. it was an awesome plane. even today in 2023 the L-1011 is still a classic.

What a clarity in picture!

Excellent footage, of the greatest TriJet to ever fly the skies. The L-1011 was truly a work of art, what a beautifully designed aircraft, i wish they were still around. Lockheed,s TriStar will Always be my favorite Commercial Aircraft !

The L-1011 is a beautiful aircraft and was way ahead of its time. I’m lucky to have flown on them a few times.

*Sweet! I miss seeing them fly as well over the Lancaster/ Palmdale CA. area. Working on the L-1011's was the first job I had in the mid '70s.*

Beautiful aircraft. This was one of the first production aircraft I worked on at Plant 42, the L-1011 production line.

Wow … great video, thanks! I well remember my time with Air Canada ship 508 (C-FTNH) during the 1980’s. Back then she flew with RB211-22B engines but apparently this aircraft has since been re-engined with RB211-524B4 engines … same engines Air Canada had on its L1011-500’s. PS: I was lucky enough to fly on Lockheed’s ship No. 1 at Palmdale in 1980 when the -500 variant FMS was being tested. Great memories!

Most beautiful trijet ever made.

Wonderful aeroplane and fantastic photography. Thanks for posting.

My favorite airplane type. Flew in the them many times when Eastern was around as well as with Delta. Never forget!!!

Would love to have the chance to fly on a L-1011 again. Flew them twice (Delta), first time in January 1979 (ATL - MCO) and second time February 1994 (DFW - LAX). Still my most favorite commercial aircraft to date.

as far as air traffic control is concerned, in its time in air traffic, it was an aircraft with fantastic performance in the vertical flight profile. it had a high rate of climb to cruiser levels, which was unattainable by other wide-body aircraft. This fact was very important for the air traffic control service in resolving traffic conflict situations.

This is a brand new L1011 ? FROM what I c. Or is it old? A sight for sore eyes. To see that bird flying in 2022 maybe even now is incredible! Best jetliner ever made. Wish they would bring the tri-jets back along with the old school in-flight service, Pax attire - when taking a trip on a Tri-Star was a privilege. Bringing that back would most likely stop all the problems occurring on planes these days. At lease I think so.

Majestic, l loved flying in the TriStar more than the 747. And I built and love the 747

Great quality video. Wonderful to see one still flying.

The L1011 is the most beautiful plane ever made. I wish Lockheed would have had more success with this plane and its splendid safety record. Who knows what other variants of the L1011 could have been developed....

Looking very nice. Thank you for sharing a beautiful aircraft.

Incredible footage! One of the most beautiful airplanes of all time. Flew on Delta's Tristars several times. It was always a thrill.

Back in the 1980's I used to make coast to coast flights almost every week on TWA on L-1011's. I was fortunate enough to travel First Class on almost all my flights! It was quite an experience. The L-1011 is my favorite airplane to look at. Sad that the tri-jets are almost all out of service now, but wonderful to see one still in such excellent condition and still flying!

Stunning video of a stunning plane.

Loved flying the 1011. My sister used to work for Twa and from Houston u would always fly to St Louis where I would take the 1011 to San Francisco all the time. Timeless plane. Still looks fantastic. 👌

I preferred flying on the L-1011’s than the DC-10’s. Comfort for one! The other was hearing those Rolls Royce engines. A beautiful aircraft that will be sorely missed.

Beautiful video my friend! It was a trip full of great spotting 😃

just plum beautiful .❤

LTU and L1011 Tristar, a dream team!

She's a beaut!!

I flew the Delta L1011 from Atlanta to Lis Angeles) San Francisco to Honolulu Hawaii from 1990 To 2000 and honestly went out of my way to schedule my monthly trips to be in the TriStar. The sound of those Rolls Royce engines revenge up one by one and the chainsaw grind of those amazing engines still leaves me with chills when I hear them on video again. Sadly, Delta retired those aircraft in 2001 in favor of the 767 and it was never the same for us L10 geeks. But the memories remain forever!

Amazing , Great light & Colors

Best L1011 video ever!

Love it! - thanks a lot!! - I have flown with this ac out of Hong Kong to many destinations in the Far East in the 90's. Cathay Pacific operated a lot of them. Inside the cabin, was very quite indeed for the day; - compared with the noisy DC-10/MD-11's....

Thank you for made this

What ! A hot rod wide body limousine L101.

Outstandingly excellent! THANKS! Regards Hector, Scotland, UK.

Excellent video!!

Amazing video brooo great job

The best aircraft ,, sooo beautiful ❤❤❤

Nice video.

The L-1011 is a beautiful plane next to the Boeing triple seven (B-777)!

Worked on and flew on the L-1011 back in the 80’s & 90’s with Delta. It was the best riding a/c ever, especially up front in first class. It cruised naturally in a nose up attitude, and rightfully so! Beautiful beautiful aircraft!

I have flown on many L-1011s. My favoirte all time aircraft.

Why did they keep reinventing the airplane when the L-1011 reached the pinnacle of aircraft design. Sure, they could have added modern more powerful engines but the aircraft itself was aeronautical perfection. You want to fly over the mighty expanse of the Pacific Ocean with only two engines. The third powerplant gives immeasurable comfort and security.

Nice!

the very best tri-star l-1011 ever. i love this gruman lockheed l1011

I am a try jet fan for sure, but I'm a DC 10 Fan having Flown on 3 Air New Zealand DC 10s and 1 UTA All to the UK back in the late 80s. I do wish I had the chance to hop into the L 1011. They are totally underrated plane for sure.

I was lucky to fly TriStars for SAUDIA; a beautiful plane and a great airline so nothing could go wrong.

One thing about Lockheed, they knew how to build planes.

awesome

The L1011 is like if the DC-10 was actually good

man this graphics is getting better every day

Such a beautiful old lady.

A great x Air Canada L-1011 Delivered on 9 Mar 1974 as C-FTNJ!

The TriStar was an engineer’s airplane. The DC-10 was a bean counter’s shitbox

With the bonded fuselage that eliminated half a million rivets, and a whole bunch of Rolls-Royce rb211 subsequent engines, that fuse should still be flying!!

😍

This is what happened when a company that builds the finest fighter jets in the world is asked to make an airliner. It was the finest sub sonic airliner in it's day by a long long margin

The most beautiful airplane ever built… ❤️

Coo man

I worked for Easter Airlines and got to fly to my country Colombia in one of these beauties. Only thing, if you sat towards the back, it was hard holding a conversation, because the rear engine noise made it a bit difficult. Otherwise, it was a smooth ride.

Did these have the same tricky habits on landings as the DC10’s? Great footage 😎

the #2 engine placement is way more friendly for daily service and engine replacement than the DC-10/MD-11, and the thrust vectoring effect has a much lower pitch-down tendency compared to DC-10/MD-11s. But when it comes to fan blade inspection & mid span shroud lubrication it's another story.

To think you no longer see airliner TriStars anymore. Used to see them all the time as kid and unfortunately never got to fly in one. Last saw one flying circuits in and out RAF Brize Norton hete in the UK almost 10 years ago. Such a beautiful aircraft.

Flew to and from Iraq in one in 2002 amazing bird.

That's the best filming I've ever seen, you should be working in movies, sports filming, something, because that framing was stellar. Quality was also great, what equipment were you using?

Best airplane period.

I wish it had outlived the 737.

I flew this this jet before in 1990s, at when I was travelling from LA to Hong Kong.

:27, what's the plane on the lower right of screen, right about the 'DelsquarePV' logo? Anyone know? Great video, thanks for sharing!

Wish the video didnt cut out right before the landing, but great footage of this rare plane

Stunning! 😊

Are provisions in place to preserve this prime example of mid-century trijet widebody?

Sadly, I always wanted to fly on an L-1011 but never did. I've loved this plane since it's first flight. Too bad Rolls Royce doomed this plane with their inability to supply the engines in a timely manner causing it to be so late to market. Just a way better plane than DC-10 in every way.

Amazing video what camera and tripod do you use?

Fantastic! Thanks for uploading Is the DLC deactivated?

A great aircraft...If Lockheed would have made it a twin engine they would have ruled the airliner skies today!

Best tri jet ever built from a technological and safety point of view, very ahead of its time. However only the maintenance of the rear engine was too expensive compared to 747 and DC10-11 costs. You had to perform a full internal maintenance, replacing big pats or even removing the engine was incredibly expensive. That was its death sentence.

Workedon the 211 engines build and teston tri tstar great air craft it wad

I wonder if they will bring this plane back for charters

Quality unlike Boeings current shit show!

Does anyone know where it is as of now March 2023?

thas aircraft is a EX air canada L1011!

For such a large plane, the L-1011 has small tires under the nose.

i wish there was a cargo variant of it so it would be more common and the lifespan would increase.