A340600MAN From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2006, 140 posts, RR: 0 Posted (1 year 5 months 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 2504 times:
Hi folks
In the very early days of production of the TriStar did any L1011-100's ever get converted to -200's?
C/n's 1131, 1133 & 1138 are the frames that I'm interested in.
Were they built as -100's then immediately converted to -200's before delivery to Gulf Air or was the conversion much later? If later when was the conversion?
shankly From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2000, 1477 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (1 year 5 months 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 1906 times:
Quoting A340600MAN (Reply 2): ....or a website around the mid late seventies that held details of deliveries?
Website...mid late seventies!? Stand back and think about that statement A340600MAN
In the days before the Internet one would rely on publications, particularly the monthly aviation magazines which often detailed airliner deliveries and the annual fleet books (CAM and JP in the UK)
OB1783P From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 325 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (1 year 5 months 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 1622 times:
I remember flying in a 1011 with no luggage compartments in the middle of the cabin. The spaciousness was wonderful, and since the flight was not very full, there was no chaos with the carry-ons.
I've flown thousands of miles and I can tell you it's a lot safer than crossing the street!
A340600MAN From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2006, 140 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (1 year 5 months 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 1571 times:
Quoting shankly (Reply 3):
Quoting A340600MAN (Reply 2):
....or a website around the mid late seventies that held details of deliveries?
Website...mid late seventies!? Stand back and think about that statement A340600MAN
In the days before the Internet one would rely on publications, particularly the monthly aviation magazines which often detailed airliner deliveries and the annual fleet books (CAM and JP in the UK)
Tristarsteve From Sweden, joined Nov 2005, 3712 posts, RR: 34 Reply 9, posted (1 year 5 months 21 hours ago) and read 1175 times:
Quoting N747pa (Reply 1): IIRC, to convert from -100 to -200 only requires an engine change from -22B to -524.
Well there was a little more. The -524 engine had higher temp and press air offtakes. So before the engines were replaced we had to change a lot of components in the air system. I remember that we did all this work first, a month before the engines were replaced. The engines were changed in LHR, by GF staff in the BA hangar. This was to save on engine transport costs after the engines were delivered from RR. With our ace engine change team, the tripple engine change only took 24 hrs.
The -100 Tristars had problems on BAH-LHR. It was really too far, so the conversion was a relief. (I thought it was 1978/9).
When GF bought these four -100s the plan was to operate a scissor operation through Beirut, from LHR, CDG and AMS to BAH DOH AUH and DXB. But just before delivery civil war broke out in Beirut, and the aircraft had to operate non-stop instead, but only to BAH and DOH. The UAE was too far.
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