Re:How Qantas Ferried an Engine on the Wing of a 747
by niccaluim on Saturday January 09, 2016 @12:31PM
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The L-1011 is/was amazing. It was the first airplane to be certified for full autoland in zero visibility conditions.
Re:How Qantas Ferried an Engine on the Wing of a 747
by bootload on Saturday January 09, 2016 @07:52PM
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fantastic read @peckrob ~ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10873607
As a sidenote, the L-1011 is still one of my favorite planes. It was one of the most technologically advanced airliners ever created when it was unveiled; lots of things about it were way ahead of its time. It's a shame that the competition with the Douglas and the DC-10 nearly bankrupted both Lockheed and Douglas. Airlines played both companies against each other and nearly killed both. Lockheed ended up exiting the commercial business while Douglas merged with McDonnell.
There's a great long article on the the L-1011 published a few months ago: http://www.airlinereporter.com/2015/09/requiem-trijet-master...