Lockheed L1011-1 Speed problems

Yukisenki · **on:** January 20, 2008, 02:34:06 pm

The speed of Lockheed L1011-1 is faster than DC-10

DC-10
Typical Cruise speed    Mach 0.82
Max Cruise speed    Mach 0.88

L1011-1
Max Cruise speed    Mach 0.95
Typical Cruise speed    Mach 0.90

dktc · **Reply #1 on:** January 20, 2008, 05:48:47 pm

Looks like I need to pay a visit to the library today...
... there goes my plan to ban all the players on the user list :twisted:

OAAir · **Reply #2 on:** January 20, 2008, 06:06:30 pm

I've actually got two different reference sources on the L-1011.

The first, Lockheed L-1011 TriStar by Philip Birtles, pg 13 - economical cruising speed is Mach 0.85 - 490 knots

The second, TriJets by Robbie Shaw, pg 127 - max cruising speed of the L-1011 is listed as 520 kts, DC-10-10 is 501 kts.

dktc · **Reply #3 on:** January 20, 2008, 08:50:13 pm

According to Jane's....

L1011-1
Max diving speed = Mach .95
Max cruising = Mach .90 (~515 kts)
Econ cruising = 480 kts

DC-10's
Never exceed = Mach .95
Max cruising = 480~501 kts, depending on model / enging variants

so.... yea.... :?
-goes look-

and updated...... speed, range.... and price

dktc runs away and hide before players start screaming and throwing stuffs at him

SeaBlue Pacific Air · **Reply #4 on:** January 21, 2008, 02:25:02 am

i was thinking of getting loads of L1011s but the price increase is just too much.

OAAir · **Reply #5 on:** January 21, 2008, 02:31:28 am

Actually, I think that the comparison between the L-1011 and the DC-10 is pretty accurate. The Lockheed had advantages in range and speed for the basic variants since it was designed to take advantage of the RB.211, but that powerplant exclusivity also led to it being more expensive after the RR reorg.

I'll still have my fleet of L-1011s, it's just going to take a little longer to assemble it :?

dktc · **Reply #6 on:** January 21, 2008, 02:34:07 am

Actually the data for the DC-10's is not accurate as well... but it would screw things up too much to update them at this time.