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5.0 out of 5 stars
The Tristar in Depth, March 4, 2001
This review is from: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar (Airliner Color History) (Paperback)
This title is an excellent begining to anyone who wants to understand the L-1011. From its inception to its continued airline service and service with the RAF, the program is detailed to the nth degree. Filled with wonderful and lovely color photos as well as numerous technical illustrations, this book is turely and avaition afficinatos tribute to a wonderful and beautiful aircraft. They don't make them like this anymore.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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An excellent look at the Lockheed TriStar, July 21, 2003
This review is from: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar (Airliner Color History) (Paperback)
The Airlife's Airliner series of books cover individual commercial aircraft types in an interesting, in-depth manner.
Each volume of this British series covers a unique commercial aircraft type from its design, production, entry into service, its usage by airlines, and in some cases eventual demise.
Each volume features plenty of color and black and white photographs of the subject aircraft along with a complete construction list (accurate to date of publication for aircraft types still being built).
This volume covers the Lockheed L1011 TriStar widebody airliner ... including all of its variants and provides an interesting look at the genesis of this long-range airliner.
Considered the most advanced jetliner ever produced (even to this day) the Lockheed L1011 is the story of mis-steps ... production snafus and the lack of proper market analysis. Unfortunately hese wonderful and comfortable machines are becoming harder and harder to find as they are replaced with the current generation of airliners ... however, the photos provided in this volume will help one remember a time when the giant tri-jets rules the skies of the world.
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excellent layperson synopsis of the evolution of the l1011, November 23, 1998
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This review is from: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar (Airliner Color History) (Paperback)
This book is an easy to read book for the aviation enthusiast who wants a little more than pictures of airplane types. The book starts with some essential historical background. Next, technical issues are discussed, albiet at a rather simple level. But even those with significant background in aviation should find the writing and stories interesting. The book then moves on to the standard airline customer history and airline colors. One nice thing about this book (and others from this publisher) is the detailed history of all of the aircraft of this type made, including hull losses.
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