Details: Lockheed L-1011-500 TriStar - ZE706, 216 Sqn RAF, Brize Nort

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G2RAF121	Corgi	Lockheed L-1011-500 TriStar - ZE706, 216 Sqn RAF, Brize Nort	£ 0.00
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	Gemini 200 1/200 scale G2RAF121: Lockheed L-1011-500 TriStar ZE706 of 216 Sqn RAF, Brize Norton 2008. Now rare and extremely hard to find. Length 9.75 inches Wingspan 9.75 inches The Royal Air Force operated nine L-1011-500 TriStars, six ex-British Airways and three ex-Pan Am that were purchased in the immediate aftermath of the Falklands War to bolster the long range capability of the RAF in the transport and tanker roles. Two of the aircraft were passenger/tanker aircraft while four could operate as either tankers or passenger/cargo aircraft and the remaining three were pure passenger aircraft. All of these aircraft served with 216 Squadron, based at RAF Brize Norton until retired in 2014 and replaced by the Airbus A330 Voyager. Designed to meet an American Airlines requirement for a wide-bodied transport, the L-1011 was first flown on November 16th, 1970. The general layout and three-engined configuration is very similar to the McDonnell Douglas DC-10, with which the L-1011 was designed to compete. It was the first widebody airliner to receive FAA certification for zero-visibilty autolanding using an Inertial Navigation System based autopilot. A total of 250 aircraft were produced before Lockheed elected to completely withdraw from the commercial aircraft business as a result of poor sales.

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