L-1011

[Canuck[_3_]]

>> I am not sure who made the engines, but I think, and correct me if I am
>> wrong, were Rolls Royce. At least for Air Canada, at any rate. Quality
>> stuff, in my mind.
>>
>> Jacques
>
> Yes, the Air Canada Tri Stars had Rolls Royce engines. I'm not 100%
> certain,
> but I do believe that all L-1011s had Rolls Royce engines. As for the
> crash,
> it was an Eastern L-1011 that crashed into the Everglades. It was a
> combination of pilot error and a malfunction of a stupid bulb. The pilots
> had thought that the gear had not extended prior to landing due to no
> landing gear down and locked light. While they were trying to figure out
> if
> the gear was actually down, they somehow disengaged the autopilot. The
> aircraft gradually lost altitude and slammed into the ground before they
> realized that they were about to crash. A bulb which cost roughly $1.00 or
> less ended up costing a bunch of people their lives. Too weird. It was a
> very reliable aircraft as far as I know (in general) and well liked by the
> crews that flew them. My only "negative" experience was on an outbound
> flight to London. On takeoff, the aircraft rattled and squeaked so much
> that
> it seemed like it was going to fall apart. Most of this was due to a
> fairly
> beat up runway in Winnipeg which has been resurfaced but even the cabin
> crew
> were wondering what was going on.
>
> Nick
>
>

[Nick Hunt]

The engines fitted to the Tristar were Rolls-Royce RB-211's, also used on
some varients of Boeing's 747.

I seem to remember that a Delta Airlines L-1011 crashed on approach to
Dallas Fort-Worth, TX in 1985 as a direct result of flying into a
thunderstorm. The aircraft was slammed into the ground thanks to a vicious
microburst and the associated windshear. Personally, I think this was due to
pilot error and insufficient training in emergency procedures on behalf of
Delta Airlines as opposed to any defects within the airframe itself.


"Canuck" > wrote in message
...
>>> I am not sure who made the engines, but I think, and correct me if I am
>>> wrong, were Rolls Royce. At least for Air Canada, at any rate. Quality
>>> stuff, in my mind.
>>>
>>> Jacques
>>
>> Yes, the Air Canada Tri Stars had Rolls Royce engines. I'm not 100%
>> certain,
>> but I do believe that all L-1011s had Rolls Royce engines. As for the
>> crash,
>> it was an Eastern L-1011 that crashed into the Everglades. It was a
>> combination of pilot error and a malfunction of a stupid bulb. The pilots
>> had thought that the gear had not extended prior to landing due to no
>> landing gear down and locked light. While they were trying to figure out
>> if
>> the gear was actually down, they somehow disengaged the autopilot. The
>> aircraft gradually lost altitude and slammed into the ground before they
>> realized that they were about to crash. A bulb which cost roughly $1.00
>> or
>> less ended up costing a bunch of people their lives. Too weird. It was a
>> very reliable aircraft as far as I know (in general) and well liked by
>> the
>> crews that flew them. My only "negative" experience was on an outbound
>> flight to London. On takeoff, the aircraft rattled and squeaked so much
>> that
>> it seemed like it was going to fall apart. Most of this was due to a
>> fairly
>> beat up runway in Winnipeg which has been resurfaced but even the cabin
>> crew
>> were wondering what was going on.
>>
>> Nick
>>
>>
>

[David1948]

On Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:03:14 +0000, Nick Hunt wrote:

> The engines fitted to the Tristar were Rolls-Royce RB-211's, also used
> on some varients of Boeing's 747.

The RB211 was developed for the Tristar, and in the process drove RR into
bankruptcy, which also split the car-maker from the aero-engine maker.
There is much more about this engine at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_RB211