Lockheed Tristar L-1011 RAF Model Airplane

Item#: MJLTL1011RAF

MSRP Price: $299.95

Factory Direct Price: $199.95

Wing Span: 15.53"
Length: 17.76"

Manufacturer: Lockheed-California Co.

This Lockheed L-1011 Airplane Model comes with a detachable stand made of chrome steel and wood it also has a Laminated Royal Air Force Logo and an Inscription Plaque that adds beauty and value to this high quality Scale Model.

This Lockheed L-1011 Model Airplane is a perfect gift for Non-active Pilots, Active Pilots, Aviation Enthusiasts, War Veterans or the people that took part in the developement of this Aircraft.

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Lockheed Tristar L-1011 History:

The Lockheed TriStar is an air-to-air tanker and transport aircraft in service with the Royal Air Force. All were converted from civilian L-1011-500 airliners.

The Royal Air Force operates nine L-1011-500s TriStars, six ex-British Airways and three Pan Am. The TriStars were bought in the immediate aftermath of the Falklands War to bolster the long range capability of the RAF in the transport and tanker roles. All of the aircraft serve with No. 216 Squadron, based at RAF Brize Norton.Marshall of Cambridge performed the conversion of the TriStars.[1] Two of the aircraft are designated TriStar K1s and are passenger/tanker aircraft. Another four are KC1s and can operate as either tankers or passenger/cargo aircraft. The two TriStar C2 models and the solitary TriStar C2A are pure passenger aircraft, with C2A differing from the C2s in having some military avionics and a new interior.

The RAF's TriStars have been subject to progressive updating, including the fitting of flight deck armour and Directional Infrared Counter Measures to protect against ground fire when flying into Iraq, and under a £22 million contract, are to be fitted with an updated cockpit.

The TriStar is expected to remain in service with the RAF until the end of this decade, when it is scheduled to be replaced by the Airbus A330 MRTT under the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) program. The Airtanker consortium, led by EADS, won the FSTA contract in January 2004. However, beginning in April 2004, there have been continuing rumors about the fragile state of the contract negotiations. This culminated in an ultimatum by the UK's Defence Procurement Agency, delivered to EADS, demanding a reduced price for the aircraft.[citation needed] With continuing doubts over the FSTA program, Marshall Aerospace offered to buy and convert some of the large number of surplus commercial TriStars as tankers, but this was rejected. This would give the UK a much needed increase in refueling capacity (with the upcoming retirement of the VC-10 fleet) at a fraction of the cost of the £13Bn FSTA project.