Flying Hospital L-1011 to fly one last time

[MikeD]

The former Flying Hospital, L-1011 P4-MED, which has been parked for years at TUS, will be flying again. Acquired by Tristar Preservation, it has been re-registered N910TE, and will be making one last ferry flight from TUS-MCI, where it will be preserved in TWA livery.

This jet has been relatively maintained in storage, and a couple times a year, it would get started up and run, and being able to hear those Rolls RB211s start up with their smoky start, was always a treat. Now, there's a maintenance crew with it, and in short order, hearing the baritone rumble of the RBs will occur at least a few more times before she finally leaves her parking spot here on he northwest ramp, and taxi for takeoff for her last flight. What a sight that will be to see here shortly.

 

[Richman]

Heh, the L10s always smoked like a Connie and sounded like a steam calliope when starting up.

Not entirely unpleasant.

Richman

 

[A Life Aloft]

Is she going to the Airline History Museum there? I never been, but I heard it's pretty good. It's great to have another piece of aviation saved form the scrap heap.

 

[Burrito]

Holy crap I might be able to see this one fly.

Bonus age check! I've never seen an L10 in person.

I'm 26 lol

 

[A Life Aloft]

26!!!! My gray hairs are waaaayyy older than that!!

Man, that's just depressing

 

[MikeD]

The L-1011, along with the DC-10, have.....by far....the most comfortable cockpit jumpseats of any airliner I've rode on.

 

[flyasaab]

Is she going to the Airline History Museum there? I never been, but I heard it's pretty good. It's great to have another piece of aviation saved form the scrap heap.

TriStar is not related to the airline history museum. Tristar also has the wings of pride MD-80

 

[Richman]

The L-1011, along with the DC-10, have.....by far....the most comfortable cockpit jumpseats of any airliner I've rode on.

Quoted for gospel...

Richman

 

[Adler]

Very cool. I just saw it on the ramp in TUS and wondered why it was relatively nice looking and not in the boneyard.

 

[deadstick]

There's already one engine-less L1011 at MKC. I hope this one will look better

 

[WestIndian425]

View attachment 35142 There's already one engine-less L1011 at MKC. I hope this one will look better

I visited that museum, and was told the engines were sold to an oil company for their oil rigs (guess those RB211s are really good for that). They did tell me they were working on getting another TriStar.

@MikeD I sure hope we get good advanced notice for when it will fly! I really want to make the trip from NYC to catch it startup and takeoff!

*Favorite airplane of all time.*

 

[SurferLucas]

I'm game for a JC TriStar M&G...I'd love to see my airliner fly one last time

 

[Cptnchia]

The L-1011, along with the DC-10, have.....by far....the most comfortable cockpit jumpseats of any airliner I've rode on.

I had a "very good time" in an L-1011 lower galley on a flight once with a girlfriend!

 

[Itchy]

How do you even get a crew current and qualified for a flight?

 

[mshunter]

So why do they smoke so much on start up?

 

[SurferLucas]

So why do they smoke so much on start up?

Cause, Royce Rolls that way...trick!

 

[mikecweb]

I'm game for a JC TriStar M&G...I'd love to see my airliner fly one last time

I'm up to get down. @MikeD do you have a date of departure yet?

 

[Skåning]

Hella smokey!



Ugh moar power! Such a cool sound, start this at 1:30

 

[RRPower]

I saw a Delta 757 smoke up LGA like that one morning. Shut down ground ops for a few minutes because people couldn't see to taxi. That was pretty much every 1011 startup.

 

[MikeD]

Time is getting close for this former PSA bird. A beautiful sight to see with the start.