The 1970s saw the birth of the widebody, a radical new aircraft design in which airliners featured two aisles to accommodate more seats per row. First was the Boeing 747, the iconic double-decker that ...
The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar are arguably the best aircraft of the trijet era. While both planes had several differences, what truly set them apart was the configuration ...
A technical marvel but a financial albatross, Lockheed's first L-1011 "TriStar" widebody passenger jet was pictured on our July 20, 1970 cover, nearing completion on the company assembly line in ...