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 ...

The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar is a widebody trijet aircraft that is capable of flying medium-to-long-range routes. The aircraft entered commercial service with Eastern Air Lines in April 1972.

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 ...