Three Engined Aircraft, what happened?
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Some of the most beautiful aircraft ever made had 3 jet engines. We are talking about the Lockheed L1011 Tristar, the Boeing 727, the MD11 and the DC10, to name a few.
Why are these great aircraft not around in great numbers anymore?
In todays video I will explain the rise and fall of the Tri-Jet.
Why were they needed to start with? What happened that made them obsolete and is there any future for the tri-jets going forward?
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I ask my wife what her favorite commercial jet was and she said, "The ones that leave on-time and arrive safely."
You didn’t mean that did you?
@@iexist3153 True story...
This is how they survive more than men lol😂
Not many then
That’s about right.
Atc: runway 26L closed due to person on runway😂
😂😂
ATCkeepsUsafe sure he is on green screen
@ATCkeepsUsafe r/woosh
ATC must be airforceproud59, oh wait I meant groundpound69.
@@farugamer4616 his shadow says something else
ETOPS - Engine Turning Or Passengers Swimming...
Someone else who knows that!
Dude must’ve learned this acronym in Power plant Frame Aviation class.
what is that mean?
😂😂😂😂 that is so fkd up bro
Every Trijet On Production Stop
One word: Efficiency. You don't need three engines when two modern ones will do the job and cost less to operate and maintain.
@Chandler White
Didn't mentor just splain that chandler?
lier! you need 3 to be a charm ... only the irish would know
You repeating what he said bro
Thanks for letting me skip the video.
@@redboyjan You can skip the 11 minute video now. I saved you that much time.
You're welcome.
Flew the DC-10 for twenty five years. Appreciate your explanation to new comers in aviation. Thank you.
That's awesome you flew the DC-10. Probably the greatest commercial aircraft of its time. It gets a bad rap for being in quite a few accidents, but that might be because it was so common!
You're lucky that you survived flying the DC-10 for that long. Not just lucky, but blessed.
@@alexcuevasblogs1391 It’s called knowing the DC-10 systems like the back of your hand. In 25 years of flying the 10, the only mechanical issue I had was one engine shutdown due to a low oil pressure light.
He's either absolutely massive or he's standing on a zebra crossing.
Ummm. I don't get it.
@@pegleg2959 The combination of two things: the apparent width of the strip is too small for a major aircraft, and the black and white stripes suggest the humorous alternative of a crossing lane for black and white striped zebras.
@@gregorybarrett4998 but it looks like a normal general aviation runway, and he's standing on the threshold.
airliners need custom weight and balance calculations with this man in the cockpit
he is 10 feet high
I miss that S duct sweep. The look was akin to an F1 car, and the fact there was a tunnel running that deep in the fuselage, just blew my mind. To this day that tail still represents the magic of airtravel for me.
Such an unmistakable sound the huge trijets made… I’d recognize that sound anywhere. Sad to see so few left, but understandable. Always happy when I get to see a FedEx MD-10 or MD-11 at my airport.
(DC-10)
My first jet flight was in an L1011. I sat down in my seat and looked at my dad and with a worried look and asked him if this thing was really going to fly! It was bigger that our house! He chuckled and smiled and told me not to worry as long as the plane was less than half full (yes, his sense of humor was a bit hard growing up with) and as I sat there watching the plane fill up to max capacity, I looked out the window to see a massive train of luggage pull up and start filling up the belly. I was freaking out. I will never forget that feeling when we were accelerating down the runway, my little ass pushed back into the seat thinking this is it....we're not getting airborne....then we did and the rest of the flight was spent in wonder looking out at 30,000 feet.
SixStringLove Guy Hah, Dad being Dad, making Dad jokes.😝
I have that sense of humor. Always delivered deadpan. I love being funny but I hate smiling. I'm probably scarring my kids for life.
i wish i could have been on an L-1011 my first flight was a trijet though a northwest death cruiser to MSP in 2005 to see family for christmas
I got to fly a Tri-Star L1011 back in 96' to Germany that summer. It had a very smooth flight, flown by Rich International Airways. However, you could tell by this point the passenger interior was getting rather tired. No seat back LCD screens to speak of, with a pull down projection screen for each section. A leftover from the original 70's film projection setup, but now with a LCD projector. So everyone had to close their blinds for anyone to see the screen. Some seats earphone plugs didn't work.. You could tell maintenance was beginning to slip. When I moved to Roswell, NM for a job in the early 2000's, I discovered that the old Rich International Airways L-1011's were now all stored at Roswell International Air Center for eventual parts and scrap disposal. I was a little sad to see that, as I really enjoyed my time aboard those L-1011's that summer. Even had an "indecent" coming into Chicago where the pilot had to abort the landing on final. When they did we flew all the way across O'Hare and finally landed 20mins later. So I got an extra 20mins of time aboard the L-1011 on my last flight. Interestingly, RI would fly through Gander Newfoundland to and from Europe. So that always added an interesting aspect to the flight. I really liked the look of the L-1011 over the DC-10 or MD-11. Alas, most of those 1011's are no longer flying, a few DC-10's with random operators and lots of MD-11's with FedEx these days. Such as the DC-10s 10 Tanker Air Carrier uses for firefighting.
I remember my first and only L-1011 flight well because I was about 9, very into aircraft (still am) and was a regular flier at that age because I went back and forth between Denver and St Louis due to divorced parents. Normally this was on a 737 with Frontier Airlines, but we were up in Montana when it came time for me to go to STL, so that necessitated some backtracking and switching to another carrier (maybe Delta? Can't remember) out of Salt Lake City I think. That's where I boarded the 1011. I was very impressed...I'd been on a 747 before so it didn't completely blow my mind but it was impressive. But the reason I remember it so well is that it was rainy and blustery in STL and the big bird came down once kinda tentatively, then got ballooned by a headwind gust (felt like) before the spoilers came out, floated quite a ways before coming down hard and the crew put the nose down and threw 'er into reverse harder than I've ever felt before...seriously, it made me wonder if my belt was gonna keep me in the seat...LOL...and the runway was wet, which didn't help. I knew the layout of Lambert Int'l like the back of my hand, and as I watched landmark parts of the terminal and peripheral installations rushing past alarmingly fast I actually began to wonder if this thing was gonna stop or not. When I began to see long term parking I decided nope, we're humped. But we managed to hook a turn onto the last taxiway, tail-high and anti-skid chattering I assume, you could feel the rhythmic pulsing of traction so that or we were on the cusp on a sideways skid....it was quite invigorating! One of those where the whole cabin goes completely silent and then you hear a couple hundred folks all start to breathe and slowly talk again in very relieved tones...I think that was probably the closest I've ever had to being in any "incident" on an airliner. Actually feeling strong cornering forces on the ground was disturbing. But Captain Chaos drifted it like a boss, apparently.
My grandfather flew L1011's for Delta and loved that plane. He said it was so refined and sophisticated in comparison to the DC-10, which he said was crude by comparison. It was the airliner he flew on his last flight prior to retirement. He made me want to be a pilot, but my eyesight was never good enough. He took the Last Flight West several years ago, and I miss him.
Tower: Mentour 360, go around.
Mentour 360: Mentour 360, going around. What is the reason for go around?
Tower: Someone is standing on the runway🤬
And then the Mentour 360 realises the guy standing on the runway is their boss 😬
Absolutely agree on the trijets; especially the Tristar. One of my personal favorites. I enjoy your informative and entertaining videos; thanks for sharing.
Give him a like...He stood there for 10 minutes talking to a camera...
Sub'ed
with an ice cream cone in his jacket
that is a puppy @@GregGolightly
YOU give him a like. I'm going to give him one of those Baby Boom super-sonic trijets
He can stand because he is not drunk @Whiskey Man
I always thought the DC-10 and L-1011 were great looking airliners. Thanks for sharing this.
John Kelley shame the dc 10 was a death trap
@@danjackson2014 No it wasnt
@@danjackson2014 that is greatly exaggerated. I'd say the DC9 was scarier based on the history!
Yep, the L-1011 was a favorite to fly in.
@Dan Jackson, no it wasn’t. It just wasn’t as lucky as the L-1011.
The L-1011 had a triple engine failure but luckily didn’t crash. The DC-10 had no such incident.
Shrapnel impacted every one of the L-1011s four hydraulic systems after a centre engine fan explosion. Only luck kept one system intact.
The L-1011s stabilizer jammed in the full nose up position. Never happened to a DC-10. Only luck kept it from crashing.
The L-1011 was late into service, not very many were made, it was a maintenance nightmare, production ended early, and they were retired early. It only flew a fraction of the hours the DC-10 did. The TU-114 was “safer” than the L-1011 for the same reasons.
The L-1011 couldn’t even be certified in its original form due to engines that would explode on impact with birds.
I love your discussions on all things aviation! Always come away more knowledgeable. Thanks!
You forgot to mention the best selling tri jet of all: the Boeing 727...
You're right, I'm guessing he was focusing too much on the long range trijets (even though the Trident and TU-154 weren't long range jets)
You're right.
Your Right
Zoggin-noggin
Im weird though
Plz check the description
Whisper jet. So quiet.
Impressive that you do the entire video in one take
Gentleman knows his stuff, I'd fly with him any day.
@@humanonearth1 put him in flight 191 lets see how well he does
MidnightDeluxe Gaming well he flies in the 737 so I don’t think he is qualified to fly the DC-10 since he had no training on it
8;20, bad cut.
@@joshuaare1 well we'll see how he does in flight 11
another really awesome episode captain! glad to know that you also like trijets,
I always dreamed to fly one of those, especially the dc10 or md11.
Very good briefing on tri engine , Captain, I love your video podcast. This third jet engine is very useful if main engine fails in severe failure.
I do know that once Boeing got US government approval for flying across oceans with twin engine aircraft, the end of the three engine jet was eminent. 777 twin engines flew to Hawaii and approval was given.
Did Boeing get it before Airbus? I thought they got it first, so that meant Boeing would get it as well soon and others likewise and so no need for 3 engines.
I stii believe, the more engines, the better. Loved the 747 and A-340. Sadly, they're almost obsolete.
@@jocelynharris-fx8ho the a340 was obsolete before it ever rolled out the factory
Nice one bro! Well done! As I said in Patreon comments, I like the "studio"!
My son is 2.5 and shows an absolute interest on airplanes and especially really big planes. His favorite thing to do is just going to the airport and watch planes takeoff and land. I absolutely hope your channel is still around when he’s a bit older to inspire him to follow the aviation industry. Thanks for what you do!
Honda Ridgeline Wow! I wish I could get my son to do that with me! I'm like your son, always looking at airplanes overhead. One day, two airliners overhead appeared to be racing each other, almost side by side at 30-something thousand feet. I said Look at those jets, they're racing! He looked up and said, Dad airplanes are boring. My soul was crushed, lol!!! I still make he go plane spotting with me sometimes but he doesn't get as excited as I do. Enjoy your time with your son!
Nice hobby!!
Ditto with my son. But he's over 30 now, and too busy to do plane spotting.
The S-ducting was also responsible for causing compressor stall/surge.
Very interesting! Thanks for taking the time to make the video. L-1011 was my favorite.
Flew on a Tristar in the 80s. Such a lovely plane, I remember it being extremely smooth and quiet.
Whisperliner!
Too advanced for its time, would be great if Lockheed would make them again
Infovest 🖕🏻
@Infovest you douche canoe
Ok boomers
Did you know that back in the early '70s Boeing had plans to develop a trijet version of the 747 with a shorter fuselage? A major redesign of the wings would have been necessary and it would have much different handling characteristics, so Boeing instead decided to develop a shorter 747 that still had four engines, resulting in the 747SP.
that trijet version of the 747 (known as the 300 before the real big hump 300 later on) has always been a big what if to me on one hand i think it would have done very well due to timing size and economics but on the other hand due to market crowding and fuel and pax numbers etc at the time i have a feeling it would have tanked
Matthew Neathery it would have had a look similar to the L1011.
Should have been called
"747 SB" for Short Bus.
@@davecrupel2817 It was originally - but it was for Short Body
Its pretty cool to see your excitement over your favorite style jet.I'm not a flyer but your enthusiasm makes for enjoyable and informative videos.
As always very informative and impressive knowledge of aircraft. Flown on many tristar jets loved the sound and the ride.
The Boeing 727 has and forever will be my favorite.
Yes, I missed the 727 in this video. 😔
727-351 Series with Hush Kits! My favorite airliner.
You guys also forgot about the Samsons 234's and the Cornado 340's built in the 70's by Mexicans.
It was D.B. Cooper's favorite, too.
L-1011 has always been my favorite jet to see since I was a little kid
For over 40 years I have flown extensively, and many flights were on DC10s, L1011s. Between the two, I found the DC10 to be the quieter of the two. I also thought it looked better. Specifically, American. Delta, TWA and Eastern flew L1011s. I mainly traveled on Delta, but occasionally, TWA and Eastern. I was a Road Warrior for 17 years. From the late 80s up until mid 2000s. Love everything about commercial aviation, and thankful for TH-cam!
I often go YVR airport to watch planes and really miss seeing the DC-10's and MD-11's landing and taking off. When a DC-10 is taxiing directly toward you, the high pitched shriek coming from the mid engine's intake tube is truly awesome. Plus the mid engine looks so much larger than it really is, and makes the plane look very powerful.
I love the Abbey Road backdrop
i love trijets i used to see the 727 and still see the dc-10/md-11 all the time at my airport (KSAT) for fedex and ups i love them
I love all the info you come up with that one would never bother to think about or at least ask about out loud.
You know, your videos are amazing.. never knew so so so much about aviation before your channel!! Thanks.
I really enjoy your videos, and the most successful tri-jet however is narrow body is the 727.
That’s true, I realised I didn’t mention the fantastic 727.
DBCooper changed aviation with a 727...lol.
Copied off the Trident😉
The king of sky B-727
1832 727s made vs. 117 Tridents.
I love your vids. I worked on A7-A Navy attack aircraft in the early / mid 1970's . AQ-2. More of a Radar / Weapons release electronics Tech.. I loved being on the flight line.
Every time I go to an airport and smell JP-5 fumes, it reminds me of my days on the flight line.. Thank you.
All your vids are very informative and educative. Thank you very much, indeed.
Your videos are very clear. Pronunciation also easily understand. Thanks for your effort captain.
you are very talented and the way you explain aviation stuff is really flawless
I flew a leg from Georgia to D/FW on a Tristar once. That is one WWWIIIIDDDDEEEE aircraft.
Smooth and no turbulence felt. L1011
You are genius. I love the passion you have about your machines. It reflects in your narration.
I loved the Lockheed Tristar, she was such a Beauty. Flew on several times. Like your videos and miss not a single one. Thumbs up.
Every time you say "Hope you are doing absolutely fantastic" you bring a smile to my face. Thank You :)
i love 3 engine airplanes!! I think it started with the Vipers from Battlestar Galactica 😎👍
Great informative content always!!!!
This video made me subscribe. I don't really know much about aviation, but I LOVE watching aviation videos. I think now, after years of fascination, I will learn a lot from your channel. Love the L-1011 take off. Thank you.
Lol mentour ! That ending was classic ! Did you reach V1?
ETOPS has my favourite backronym ever - Engines Turn or Passengers Swim
Great explanation. I like explanations that delve into the historical background of an issue.
Thanks for making this video! I’ve always been wondering about them.
Maybe, if there's ever gonna be any demand for a really huge aircraft with a capacity of 400-500 passengers again, i.e. something like the 747 or the A380, that's where Tri-Jets might come back again in the future. Because, let‘s face it: Three engines are still more efficient than four.
Imagine an airliner with three GE90s ... that'd be a beast! 😁
Now that I would want to see n hear lol
Tack för en informativ video!
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AHA! The mystery is finally lifted : Mentour hails from Sweden!
I'm liking your videos. Very informative, and very positive! Thanks 😊
ur channel is so informative. i am so loving it. just want to say thank you so me
Being a Boeing guy as you are, I can't believe you mentioned all those tri-jet models and didn't mention the 727 at all!
My great grandfather retired as a S/O on the DC-10. He passed on 6/5/18 just 7 hours short of my 17th birthday .
+Reise taking flight Rest In Peace to that great man.
GREAT VIDEO!! Love that you did it on a runway!
Thanks for those videos. I enjoyed it very much.
I can answer this question in 30 seconds. Engines became more powerful and reliable thus eliminating the need for a costly third engine.
Great man! There is a bit more to it but, 👏
@@MentourPilot bi engine jets can counter rotate engines which increase the stability...
Then how does trijets manage to stabilize the flight... And can maneuver 🤔
@@ArjotGill sorry, no, the engines all turn the same way in jets.
Counter rotating was only done on a few propeller aircraft.
Ive only flown a few times , but I did get to fly on the L1011 and DC10 Netherlands I think
Thnx Sr. Very nice of you to show us and exllain ..
Cool !
Well done - short, simple, to the point and well illustrated. I also have a soft spot for the Tristar and Trident.
The airport he is standing in looks so calm and tranquil af
As I have probably already said, I’d be very comfortable knowing you were my pilot, you take your career very seriously, and that’s a good thing.
that's what 99.9% of all commercial pilots do otherwise you'd be hearing about an airliner jet crashing down every year.
My grandfather flew for Delta for 27 years and during his time, they rented some DC-10s before taking delivery on their L-1011s. When I asked him which he enjoyed flying more, he said that the DC-10 was a better handling airplane and responded quicker to pilot input, but that the L-1011 was so much more advanced and so much more refined that he was glad his later career saw him in the Lockheed. His all-time favorite airliner to fly, however, was the Convair 880. He really liked that plane.
Flew the L 1011 back and forth across the US in the early 80s. LOVED IT!
Great video. However you did not mention the most popular of all tri-jets, the Boeing-727.
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There's a more in-depth explanation into ETOPS at the Wendover Productions channel, which mentions that ETOPS is not just about the aircraft landing safely to the nearest airport but also consists of airlines having a plan to accommodate the passengers at the unexpected location.
Link providing, kill you, it would?
TH-cam tends to automatically delete comments with links in them.
ICSirvinite &
Extended range twin operations performance standards
I think
Thank you! I wondered why that curious engine in the tail since I saw a trijet for the first time 25 years ago (operated by Swissair for the Asian routes)!
Love the setting of this video! You just need your couch now in the middle of the runway.
One.more reason: hull becomes noisy, i've flown Tu-154 in 90's and damn it was impossible to sleep, especially with econom class.
Blame that on lack of soundproofing, soviet era aircraft are notorious for the amount of noise they produce.
I loved the Trident. Takes me back to the seventies!
I saw 8 Hawker Siddeley,Tridents all parked-up at Beijing Nanyuan Airport last year. These were sold new to China in the 1970s.
+therealnightwriter Unless you designed the rear fuselage with some extra space to begin with... I do agree that a modern high bypass-ratio turbofan engine would be very difficult to to retro-fit due to their size, but with fuel-efficiency a priority these days, I could see three engines used for take-off & climb to altitude (and remember, there are many airports that require pretty steep climb angles to minimize noise or clear terrain), and then shutting down the third engine (if you had retractable intake ducts to eliminate drag) for a very fuel-efficient cruise on the two main engines- it would also increase the T.B.O. of the third engine, saving on maintenance costs. Any aircraft manufacturers/designers who read this, please feel free to send me obscene amounts of money and use my idea!
The earlier tri-jets are actually late 50s/early 60s designs. The Trident project began in 1958.
TheFunkadelicFan count music
Umm, excuse me? Trident is a fork. It is tri jet
Thank you my dear Brother for your in-depth analysis of all about Aircraft's GOD bless you immensely Amen.....
Excellent technical explanation on aircraft with three engines. Congratulations.
I loved flying in the DC10. I flew in them when Sir Freddie Laker had the Skytrain service. When the engine fell off the wing of that DC10 in Chicago - a month before my flight to California, the aircraft was changed to a 707 and later a Tristar.
Back in the day, I flew a lot back and forth to college. Mostly, I flew in 737s. Hated them. Like flying in a sardine can that got buffeted around by kids playing kick the can. Only flew once in a jumbo jet, an L-1011. Like flying in your living room. I was actually listening to the pilots talking to the ATC during the descent, but it was so smooth, that I didn't realize we were descending until the tires hit the runway and I am not exaggerating. What a great experience! Beautiful plane!
Love your videos. Keep up the great work.
I really enjoy your talks, very informative and very interesting.
Nowadays ETOPS means: Engines Turning Or Parcels Sinking :-)
I think I prefer the unofficial definition of ETOPS - Engines Turn Or Passengers Swim because it's pretty much true.
What an absolutely gorgeous day that you filmed the narration! Too bad we can't all be transported there with picnic baskets. We could watch the airport traffic. ...grin... Thank you for taking the time and energy to do this video. I am not a pilot but I have had a lifelong love affair with airplanes. I can remember in the 9th grade when asked to do a classroom presentation of our choice, I presented on the SPAD and the Fokker. I may even still have those little plastic planes I used.
Great vids, thank you very much!
ETOPS = Engines Turn Or Passengers Swim
Hahaha ... now that's an acronym difficult to forget.
hahahahahaha Good one!
ETOPS:Extended range twin engine operation Standard
ETOPS should sound like ERTEOS doesnt it?? well i think the whoever who came up with ''ETOPS'' was really thinking Engine Turns Or Passengers Swim!!
There’s one Wendover Production viewer
Great video. Love this stuff. As he mentioned, still see them -mostly DC 10s - as freighters.
Great video Mentour pilot thanks.
Excellent report you are giving us about aircraft sir thank you very much
L1011 was one of the finest airliners ever made.
The L1011 was a Hydraulic leaking nightmare and the tri-wing fasteners were a pain to remove
Lonny Bauer Was it really?
graycloud057 the last wide body tri Jet in passenger service
The 1011 was such a great aircraft that its manufacturer went on to soon become the most prominent and prolific manufacturer of commercial airliners the world has ever known.
The L1011 had its problems that we worked regularly. But it was the best engineered aircraft I worked on. Take for instance the elevator. The elevator was not a flight control in the general sense. The elevator was a "Flap" for the Stabilator that increased the camber of the stabilator at low speed. This allowed less drag and higher cruse speeds. The manuals used the ATA chapter format that was consistent from Maintenance Manual to Illustrated parts Manual to Wiring Manual. Much better than Boeing.
The triwing screws were an ATA spec. for this series aircraft the DC10 had them also. To compound the problem the L10 used Titainum screws. I did not understand this either eight tool bits to take the place of three Phillips bits. We had experience with Douglas's Reed & Prince screws on the pistons.
I am partial as I was with the L10 from introduction to Mojave.--Jay
@0:17 I flew with a three engined Tupolev to Bulgaria in 2004.
Very informative and interesting. Thanks for making this video.
Thanks for telling me more about it Sir.. You explained it well. 👍
Thank you Captain. Nice video, as always. Don't you think that the tail engine in DC-10 and MD-11 was somehow a weak point and could decrease the overall reliability? In case a failure occurred to the engine, involving an explosion, this might have damaged the fin and the vertical rudder. If I remember it correctly, there were similar accidents caused by this. I flew several times on a DC-10 and an MD-11, and I've to confess that I didn't feel as comfortable as when I flew a 747, especially on the DC-10. And I never liked that little "shudder" when it took off...
actually I think the main weakness was that all 3 hydraulic systems were close to the tail engine. In one accident (United 232) it exploded and caused a total hydraulic loss.
It did happen once or twice, but I'd say the trade-off to that point was you also got a more robust structure in the rear of the aircraft, and after the accident Antoine described they did a lot of improvement to the hydraulics, previously the systems were not well isolated in ways that a catastrophic leak in portion of the system would not cause the entire circuit to deplete and become unusable...that alone would have preserved some control ability for U232 after that uncontained disc failure. Any time an engine shells out it's gonna be a bad day, doesn't matter where it's mounted. Throwing blades is one thing, but when a disc scatters stuff is going to get torn up. And a high probability something's coming through the cabin if it's a wing mount engine. So personally I'd say there really is no good or bad place for that type of failure. People are generally left with a bad impression of trijets because there were so many horrific accidents involving them...but upon scrutiny it seems that most had nothing to do with the actual design per se, many were due to improper repair or inspections, or mishandling by ground support personnel. A lot of the problems thus seemed to be that they were somewhat revolutionary and got ahead of the curve for the people who were tasked with keeping them flying.
Yep, Sioux City comes to mind. Tail engine blew it's fan disk and took out all three hydraulic lines. When I was younger our family often went on vacation by plane but my mom refused to go on a DC10, it's all we could do to get her on a plane at all. I loved flying but always felt uneasy going on DC9s, especially boarding at the rear when handrails were wet from condensation and the backs of the engines were covered in soot. My best flying experiences have been on Tupolevs and 747s.
I loved the 727. Gorgeous airplane. Everybody moved too close to airports and then started complaining. So no more 727 hot rods.
The best airline flight also included the best airline meal I ever had. If you are young, they really used to serve full meals with metal silverware and everything.
But, I digress. It was an L-1011 TriStar. Smooth and quiet. Plus it looked sexy. Great curves...including the S-duct. Mmmmm.
I always hated the looks of the DC-10. The third engine always looked like an afterthought to me. Like they were too lazy to do it right so they just slapped it up top in the vertical stabilizer.
My second best passenger flight experience was in a C-5 Galaxy. Smooth and quiet except for hearing the flap and gear motors. But I liked that.
Ironically, that was the second best meal I’ve ever been served on an airplane. We were heading off to the Gulf War. I appreciated the meal tremendously.
The only draw back to the C-5? There’s no “people eaters” or gates at Dover. To get to the rearward facing passenger compartment a climb up a steep ~14 foot ladder is required.
Not easy, or stabile with 60+ pounds on your back.
To this day and hundreds of airline flights later. It’s the only airplane where I could not feel when we actually landed. I heard the power reduction for descent. Heard the flap motor and gear doors open and the gear clunk into down and locked position...and then we were taxiing. Amazing. Still amazing to think about that today.
Another memory from that time long ago was arriving at Dover and as far as he eye could see were parked C-5s being loaded or unloaded or fueled.
And these were all on the ground in Dover. Imagine how many were inbound or outbound from Europe and the ME. And on the ground overseas.
I was an airplane buff but my jaw dropped when I saw how many C-5s were on the ground in Dover. Still in awe at the military power projection that represented.
Michael Meyers dam u wrinting boi
I would move to an airport SO i could hear the beautiful noise.
Why is is so long
Good informative videos. I love to see your dog in the videos makes it fun. 🐕
Very interesting and informative, Keep up the good, great channel.
my dad flew the DC10, i absolutely love them !
P.S. your content is a gold mine. just like how the courses in the app are wonderful and so helpful. i'm currently doing my type rating on the 777 and feel like i'm in heaven !! Keep on going the great work Mentour !!!
I love the Lockheed TriStar
Hello my pilot friend is interesting all that you explain about the tree engine planes, continue with your videos
I was working for Rolls-Royce in the late 60s when the first RB211 3 shaft gas turbines were being designed and developed. The first aircraft they were intended to be used on were the Lockheed L1011 so tri-jets were certainly being more than thought about before the 1970s as mentioned here. I left RR just before the 'crash' in 1970 caused by the design problems with carbon fibre fan blades and the extra cost in using titanium (which is now standard).
I rejoined RR a few years later and remained until retirement but, as I recall, one of the problem with centre engine was that S shaped intake duct which meant air intake was inevitably restricted. My field was the design of electronic measurement and control systems on test beds and rigs so the details of aerodynamic design were almost as much a mystery to me as to the general public :)
Like all your videos, very well presented and explained. Thanks