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Customize - Commercial Lockheed L-1011-1 For a larger view, click on thumbnail. In the 1960s, American Airlines approached Lockheed and Douglas, later to become McDonnell Douglas, with the need for an airliner that would be smaller than a Boeing 747, but still capable of carrying a large passenger load to distant locales such as London and Latin America from company hubs in Dallas, Ft Worth and New York. Lockheed had been largely absent from the civil airliner market since the late 1950s following problems with its L-188 Electra which had suffered a number of crashes early in its career due to wing vibration. However, having experienced difficulties with some of its military programs, Lockheed was keen to re-enter the civil market, and its response was the L-1011 TriStar. The aircraft was originally conceived as a "jumbo twin", but a three-engine design was ultimately chosen to give the plane enough thrust to take off from existing runways. The L-1011 TriStar was launched on orders from TWA and Eastern Air Lines. Although the TriStar's design followed that of its competitor, the DC-10, Douglas beat Lockheed to market by a year due to delays in power plant development. In February 1971, after massive development costs associated with the TriStar's RB211 turbofan engines, Rolls-Royce filed for bankruptcy. This halted the L-1011 final assembly, but by then it was too late to change engine suppliers. The British government agreed to approve a large state subsidy to restart Rolls-Royce operations on condition that the U.S. government guarantee the bank loans that Lockheed needed to complete the L-1011 project. Despite some opposition the U.S. government provided these guarantees. Lockheed needed to sell 500 L-1011 airplanes to break even, but in 1981 announced that production would end with delivery of the 250th airplane in 1984. The TriStar's failure to achieve profitability caused Lockheed to withdraw from the civil aircraft business. Choose Options Scale Length Wingspan Price 1:200 10.9 9.3 $239.00 1:180 12.1 10.4 $269.00 1:160 13.6 11.7 $299.00 1:140 15.6 13.3 $329.00 1:120 18.2 15.5 $369.00 1:100 21.8 18.6 $399.00 1:80 27.3 23.3 $469.00 ** Prices include total customization of the model, a plain solid mahogany stand,     and S&H from the Philippines to shipping address. Paint Scheme Add Description Here Tail Number or pick one for me (authentic) Plain Solid Mahogany Stand (Included with model) Customize Logo or Inscription on stand for ($20.00) Add Description Here Brass Plaque Engraving on Stand 3"x1" ($10.00) Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Additional Comments Add Description Here You will be able to upload images once you place your order.