Think about this. A Lockheed L-1011 with transonic speed, better avionics, raked wingtips, GE9x, GEnx or Trent 7000 main engines and a GE Affinity engine on the S-Duct. Think about it and let me know in the comments because I might build one.
Think about this. A Lockheed L-1011 with transonic speed, better avionics, raked wingtips, GE9x, GEnx or Trent 7000 main engines and a GE Affinity engine on the S-Duct. Think about it and let me know in the comments because I might build one.
@Remote yeah but probably not so soon
It’d be cool to see your concept
I know about the 60 minutes rule. In 1972 I think, the rule was adapted and the A300 was born.
3 engines aren’t practical anymore, too expensive. The design was originally built like that to allow for safer cross Atlantic trips but as engines became so reliable it defeated the purpose
Its probably not going to happen, as awesome as it would be, but lockheed is out of the airliner game and have no reason to return, along with 3 engine jets
What if the 3 engines together were as efficient as the two on the A350ULR?
probably not. The reason for it's tri-engine setup is because twin engine aircraft weren't allowed for trans-atlantic flight. This has changed now, and tri-engine setups have been out of favour for a long time.
I don't think so because, twin engine planes are where it's at. The L-1011 has three engines. Also the features on the L-1011 were ahead of it's time..........in the 1960's. Today, I bet the features that made the L-1011 stand out are now behind today's technology.
Build one
Maybe, but most likely not.