Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar 50 · TF-ABM · Air Atlanta Icelandic

Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar 50 illustration in Air Atlanta Icelandic livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar 50

L1011-1072Scrapped
RegistrationISTF-ABM
Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation registerWhat does this badge mean?Using its former registration (SE-DPP), we checked that this aircraft’s serial number and model match the official civil aviation register: Transportstyrelsen (Sweden), data as of Oct 11, 2026.That makes its identity more reliable. The verification expires after 12 months: if the register stops confirming it, the badge disappears.How we verify
OperatorAir Atlanta Icelandic
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Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar 50 built in 1974. Operated for TWA Trans World Airlines, Eastern Air Lines and Air Ops. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerLockheed
MSN1072
VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of Transportstyrelsen (Sweden) under its former registration SE-DPP · Oct 11, 2026

The model · Lockheed L-1011 TriStar

Figures for the L-1011-1 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 52% the length of a football pitch

Length54.2 m178 ft
Wingspan47.4 m155 ft
Height16.9 m55 ft
Range4,963 km2,680 NMWith a typical passenger load
Cruise speed892 km/h482 ktMach 0.84
Service ceiling12,802 m42,001 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)
Maximum take-off weight195,045 kg430,000 lb
Maximum payload85,412 kg188,301 lbIts 256 passengers with baggage would weigh about 25.6 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity256 passengersUp to 400 in a high-density layout
Endurance5 h 34 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1970 (56 years ago) · About 250 units built · Production ended in 1984

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Aircraft chronology

1974
Built
Assembled by Lockheed.
Apr 13, 1974
Delivered to Lockheed Aircraft Corp. as N41020.
Apr 27, 1974
Transferred to TWA Trans World Airlines.
Nov 13, 1974
Transferred to Eastern Air Lines
Transferred to Eastern Air Lines.
Apr 28, 1975
Transferred to TWA Trans World Airlines.
Nov 15, 1977
Transferred to Gulf Air
Transferred to Gulf Air.
Mar 9, 1981
Transferred to TWA Trans World Airlines.
May 1, 1988
Transferred to Air Atlanta Icelandic
Transferred to Air Atlanta Icelandic.
May 27, 1993
Transferred to Hawaiian Airlines
Transferred to Hawaiian Airlines.
Jun 10, 1994
Transferred to Air Ops
Transferred to Air Ops.
May 15, 1996
Transferred to Air Atlanta Icelandic
Transferred to Air Atlanta Icelandic.

Operators

1974-04-13
Registration N41020
1974-04-27
Registration N41020
1974-11-13
Registration N41020 · Lessor: TWA Trans World Airlines
1975-04-28
Registration N41020
1977-11-15
Registration N41020 · Lessor: TWA Trans World Airlines
1981-03-09
Registration N41020
1988-05-01
Registration TF-ABM
1988-05-20
Registration TF-ABM · Lessor: Peach Air
1993-05-27
Registration N41020
1994-06-10
Registration SE-DPP
1994-12-01
Registration SE-DPP · Lessor: Sudan Airways
1995-02-01
Registration SE-DPP
1996-05-15
Registration TF-ABM
1997-05-26
Registration TF-ABM · Lessor: Peach Air
1997-11-01
Registration TF-ABM · Lessor: Iberia
1998-10-01
Registration TF-ABM
1999-01-01
Registration TF-ABM · Lessor: 1988
1999-05-01
Registration TF-ABM · Lessor: Istanbul Airlines
1999-11-01
Registration TF-ABM

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