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Lockheed L-1011-500 TriStar (KC1)

L1011-1168Scrapped

RegistrationZD952

RROperatorRoyal Air Force

3operators

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0accidents

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Lockheed L-1011-500 TriStar (KC1) built in 1979. Operated for British Airways, British Airtours and Royal Air Force. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerLockheed

First flight1979

MSN1168

Hex / ICAO 24-bit43C1C3

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

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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Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1979

Built

Assembled by Lockheed.

Jul 10, 1979

Delivered to British Airways

Delivered to British Airways as G-BFCE.

Jun 1, 1985

Transferred to British Airtours

Transferred to British Airtours.

Oct 1, 1985

Transferred to Royal Air Force

Transferred to Royal Air Force.

Operators

1979-07-10

British Airways

Registration G-BFCE

1985-06-01

British Airtours

Registration G-BFCE

1985-10-01

Royal Air Force

Registration ZD952

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Lockheed L-1011-500 TriStar (KC1) · ZD952 · Royal Air Force}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
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