DELTA VIRTUAL AIRLINES Lockheed L-1011 Aircraft Operations Manual Fourth Edition December 13, 2009 Lockheed L-1011 Operating Manual Table of Contents Welcome ........................................................................................................1 History and Overview ......................................................................................2 Specifications – L-1011-100 .............................................................................7 Specifications – L-1011-500 .............................................................................8 Cockpit Checkout ............................................................................................9 Flying the LOCKHEED L-1011-100 - Tutorial....................................................13 Fuel Planning and Weight and Balance ...........................................................17 Lockheed L-1011 Checklist ............................................................................20 Gate Departure..........................................................................................20 Engine Start ..............................................................................................21 After Engine Start......................................................................................21 Taxi To Active ...........................................................................................21 Before Takeoff...........................................................................................22 Takeoff - Cleared or Taxi into position & hold..............................................22 Climb to Altitude........................................................................................23 Cruise .......................................................................................................23 Descent ....................................................................................................23 Approach ..................................................................................................23 Landing.....................................................................................................24 After Landing (When clear of the runway)...................................................24 Shutdown .................................................................................................24 Crew Take-Off Briefing...............................................................................25 Crew Announcements ................................................................................26 Appendix A – Typical Configuration ................................................................27 Appendix B—Takeoff Speeds .........................................................................28 Appendix C —Speed Template .......................................................................29 Appendix D —Standard Information ...............................................................31 Appendix E —Approach and Landing Speeds ..................................................33 Acknowledgements and Legal Stuff................................................................35 i Lockheed L-1011 Operating Manual Welcome Welcome to the Delta Virtual Airlines Aircraft Operating Manual (AOM) for the Lockheed L-1011. The AOM is based upon the DVA Fleet Installer. We are always seeking to improve the accuracy of the AOM. Should you have questions about the specifics of this airplane or this manual, you should create a Help Desk issue at our website, www.deltava.org Should you have questions about aviation in general, creating a Help Desk issue is the best course of action to take. The training department and the flight academy personnel, who will do their best to answer your questions, will address these. If you are new to flying and would like to learn, we offer training that is modeled after real world training. Sign up for flight instruction in the DVA Flight Academy. 1 Lockheed L-1011 Operating Manual History and Overview In the late 1960’s, the airline industry wanted a bigger aircraft for Coast-to-Coast service in the USA. A request from American Airlines for an aircraft in a 250- passenger version gave birth to a new project for the civilian market. The aircraft should have sufficient range to fly routes like Chicago to Los Angeles nonstop. Soon it became evident that both McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed were working on very similar prototypes. The competition between the two would be very sharp! Earlier, Boeing launched the Boeing 747 jumbo-jet and this giant aircraft became an immediate sales success. Both Lockheed and McDonnell Douglas wanted to see their aircraft in the air first and McDonnell Douglas won that battle when their DC-10 flew in August 1970. Not far behind, the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar took to the skies in late November 1970. First flown on November 16, 1970, the twin-aisle Lockheed TriStar was considered a technological marvel for its day, featuring low noise emissions, improved reliability and efficient operation. Although the TriStar's design schedule closely followed that of its fierce competitor, the DC-10, McDonnell Douglas beat Lockheed to market by a year due to delays in power plant development. Rolls-Royce, the maker of the TriStar's RB211 turbofan engines, had filed for bankruptcy, halting the Lockheed L-1011 final assembly. The British government did not approve the large state subsidy used to restart Rolls-Royce operations until the U.S. government had guaranteed the Lockheed loans previously provided to Rolls for the extensive engine contract. The first Lockheed TriStar was finally delivered to Eastern Airlines on April 26, 1972. After one year of service, no less than 110 aircraft had been ordered. And Lockheed was very pleased to see high-prestige airlines such as British Airways, All Nippon, Cathay Pacific, Air Canada and Delta Air Lines placing orders for the Lockheed TriStar. This was of course important for Lockheed's reputation as an aircraft manufacturer, but it also represented a breakthrough. Until this point almost three-quarters of the L-1011’s ordered came from American customers. This fact worried Lockheed a bit, as they knew that the TriStar had to win customers around the whole globe to become a sales success. A longer-range variant of the standard-length L-1011 was developed in the late 1970’s. Designated the Lockheed L-1011-500, the fuselage length was shortened by 14 feet to accommodate higher fuel loads. The Lockheed L-1011 inaugurated Delta's first transoceanic flight, Atlanta to London-Gatwick, on April 30, 1978, followed by its first transpacific service, 2 Lockheed L-1011 Operating Manual Atlanta to Portland to Tokyo, on March 2, 1987. Other notable inaugurations flown by Delta L-1011’s include Dallas Fort Worth to Honolulu, December 14, 1984; Atlanta to Honolulu, June 1, 1985; Portland to Seoul, December 15, 1987; Portland to Taipei, July 1, 1988 and Portland to Bangkok, December 15, 1989. Delta took delivery of its last new L-1011, N741DA in May of 1983 and this was the airline's 44th TriStar acquired new from the manufacturer. In addition to these new aircraft, Delta acquired a number of L-1011’s from Pan Am, United and Eastern between 1984 and 1991. N726DA was lost in a weather-related accident while approaching Dallas Fort Worth on August 2, 1985. However, in the mid-1990’s, Delta realized that they needed a large fleet of new wide-bodies to start replacing their fleet of over 50 aging Tri-Star’s. Large orders were placed for Boeing 767’s to replace them on the transatlantic routes and McDonnell Douglas MD-11s to replace them on the transpacific routes. The first formal retirement of the TriStar came in July 1996, when N789DL was retired to the Mojave Desert. Since then, the fleet had gradually been reduced, and Delta's last transoceanic L-1011 flight was on November 30, 1998, from Vienna to Atlanta as DL147. By spring of 2000, the fleet had shrunk to 24. As more Boeing 767’s were delivered and the new Boeing 777 introduced, the Lockheed L-1011 rapidly gave up its places to these more modern jetliners of today. There were only 15 remaining as of January 2001. The last L-1011-500 revenue flight was operated by N755DL on January 8, 2001, as DL1886 from Los Angeles to Atlanta. By that time, a substantial number of the mass-transit Boeing 767-400ER’s were being delivered, and the L-1011 retirement pace averaged an amazing two to three aircraft per month. The L-1011 gave up being the backbone of Delta's 3 Lockheed L-1011 Operating Manual Hawaiian services on March 31, 2001 when DL16 departed from Honolulu to Dallas Fort Worth at 18:25HST. For the record, the last flights from the last served cities were; Los Angeles on June 30 with DL1886 to Atlanta, Dallas Ft. Worth on July 8 with DL476 to Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Lauderdale on July 9 with DL1494 to Atlanta, West Palm Beach on July 30 with DL1958 to Atlanta. 4 Lockheed L-1011 Operating Manual July 31, 2001 was a sad day in aviation history and a sad day at Delta. The Lockheed TriStar was the airplane that made Delta grow from a domestic airline to a truly global carrier. The graceful, powerful Lockheed L-1011 served Delta customers by the millions, setting milestones along the way, during its tenure from 1973 to 2001. Her stylish tail and S-Duct with the famous "Widget" was seen at a total of 79 domestic and international cities. She helped Delta become the carrier it is today by giving them international aspirations and then fulfilling those dreams. She served