AAS Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 I went YYZ-ACY-YYZ on a Worldways L1011. I sat in the lower lounge. Back to the forward bulkhead. I was hanging off the lap belt during climb out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deicer Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Loved dispatching the L10 to MIA on the early morning departure in the winter. When they hit the igniters you would get a rumble that you knew exactly where your schphinkter was They just don't rumble like that anymore!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boestar Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 And occasionally 'Drama Queen'(FF to approx. 53sec mark) Thats100% normal on a cold morning for an RB211. I have seen complete aircraft disappear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boestar Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Unfortunately when a plane is parked in the hangar it becomes an engineer's headache. Although it was full of advanced features, the systems were complex and maintenance intensive according to some who I know worked on it. Not a big seller for Lockheed with less than 300 produced. As mentioned already, the RB211 was a major problem and didn't help it's future. RR somehow got it right for the 757 series with the -535E versions. I've flown over 10,000 hours on them and not as much as ripple.I also flew all three. DC8-61, -62 and -63. The -61 was an experiment with not enough engine or wing. Douglas got it right with the -62 and -63 combinations.Yes the -535 is an awesome engine (even if it does spin backwards).No for some reason (and I apologize to Mitch in advance) the DC10 was a better seller albeit an inferior aircraft in almost every way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Hudson Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 deicer, re, "They just don't rumble like that anymore!!!!!" - it was a wonderful sound! Nothing like it except for the Northstar's Merlins...entirely different than the Pratts.The Lockheed was the first time I had ever heard of "turning everything off and 're-booting' ", (removing the generators from the aircraft network - the Oiler knew how to do that...), when there were inexplicable minor problems with some electronics.But it worked - saved more than one RTG doing just that.On rolling the airplane on like could with the DC8, (check forward slightly just prior to touchdown) - one only did that once with the L1011..., (if not forewarned!) I'll bet blues knows why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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