Lockheed L-1011 TriStar - Airliner Tech Vol. 8 [Paperback]

Jim Upton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 22, 2001

This new volume describes the turbofan Tri-Star in incredible detail. Safety features and the aircraft's advanced systems are explained and illustrated. AirlinerTech Volume 8.

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About the Author

Jim Upton is recently retired after 35 years at Lockheed as a flight test engineering and test director. He is the author of two other titles in this series.

Product Details

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: Specialty Press; 1st edition (November 22, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158007037X
• ISBN-13: 978-1580070379
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book about a truly excellent airliner!, April 3, 2002

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Sgt. Disney "sgtdisney" (Chicago burbs USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar - Airliner Tech Vol. 8 (Paperback)

This book is very good, filled with lots of wonderful details on the Lockheed L-1011. It actually has more interior photos than I have found in other similar books, which was a great extra. This book is so good, I plan on buying others from this series as soon as possible. If you like L-1011s, you will not be disapointed.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book if you are a die hard L-1011 Fan., April 3, 2002

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Tibor Muszik (Oakville, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar - Airliner Tech Vol. 8 (Paperback)

This is a great book to add to your existing L-1011 collection. Very insightfull with great pictures and descriptions of how the aircraft was designed/manufactured/tested. There were never many books written about the L-1011, but this is a great book for anyone who is a collector of aviation history. I strongly reccommend this book to any Tristar fan.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Synopsis of A Great Plane, September 5, 2003

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This review is from: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar - Airliner Tech Vol. 8 (Paperback)

I am an unashamed L-1011 fan. I believe that the plane was decades ahead of it's time, and still has some features (Direct Lift Control, which accounted for it's superior Autoland system, and an enormously sophisticated Speed Command System for example) that are unrivaled today. I was fortunate enough to check out and get a type rating on the L-1011 near the end of her life at the major airlines, and in every respect I believe she was the best designed aircraft I have ever flown. I can't recall meeting an L-1011 pilot who would disagree with that.

Jim Upton has put together an excellent book on the 1011, and I highly endorse it. In this one volume he accurately summarizes the operations and features of this beautiful machine. The photographs are clear and plentiful, the systems descriptions are well done (and will be the best you can see unless you get a 2,000 page L-1011 operations manual), and the format is logical and accessible. Buy this book and learn about one of the greatest airliners to ever grace the sky.