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Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
A wide-body jet airliner from Lockheed, first flown in 1970. It typically seats about 256 passengers and can fly up to 5,000 km.
- Maker
- Lockheed
- Family
- L-1011
- First flight
- 1970
- Typical seats
- 256
- Range
- 5,000 km2,700 nmi
- Length
- 54.2 m
- Engines
- 3 × jet
- Body
- Wide-body
- ICAO type code
- L101
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Test yourself
1Does the L-1011 TriStar fly further or less far than the A300-600R?
The L-1011 TriStar flies up to 5,000 km, 2,500 km less than the A300-600R.
2Does the L-1011 TriStar seat more or fewer passengers than the 737-300?
The L-1011 TriStar typically seats 256, 128 more than the 737-300.
3Did the L-1011 TriStar first fly later or earlier than the COMAC C919?
The L-1011 TriStar first flew in 1970, 47 years earlier than the COMAC C919.
Similar in size and range
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