The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar are arguably the best aircraft of the trijet era. While both planes had several differences, what truly set them apart was the ...
The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar almost bankrupted the company due to production delays and limited demand in the trijet market. The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 had a problematic safety record but outsold ...
This set the stage for the design of the Douglas DC-10 and the Lockheed L-1011 trijets, airplanes that would be nearly twice as big as the 727. Knowing that the airlines were sometimes unhappy with ...
United Airlines made a deal with Pan Am, purchasing its NRT slots along with several DC-10s and six L-1011 TriStars. The airline also acquired the Pan Am Pacific fleet of Boeing 747SPs.