The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar is an American medium-to-long-range, wide-body trijet airliner built by the Lockheed Corporation. It was the third wide-body airliner to enter commercial operations, after
An L-1011 TriStar of Hewa Bora Airways[under discussion]
Prototype L-1011 TriStar being prepared for its first flight test in 1970
TWA Lockheed L-1011-1 Tristar twin-aisle cabin in 1972
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar front view showing 3-engine layout
Delta Air Lines Flight 1080 was a scheduled flight from San Diego, California, to Atlanta, Georgia, notable for the incident that occurred on April 12, 1977, during the San Diego to Los Angeles leg of
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
…past." The fact that the elevators are not moved directly led to the failure in recognizing the jamming (trailing edge up) of the left elevator aboard Delta Air Lines Flight 1080 in 1977. The L-1011-1 has four wing tanks; each inboard tank feeds the respective wing engine, and the two outboard tanks feed the tail engine via a…
The aircraft involved in the incident, still flying almost twenty years later (in 1996), by then being operated by American Trans Air (ATA)