Legends 11 by debbielove
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Greetings Folks,
The return of the 'Legends' series.. Now, if you are bored of this I'll stop.. Let me know its just I've got nearly 50 of these ready to go lol
Now Legends 11, and another no longer in the Skies of the U.K. (at least under the RAF banner.. As our wonderfully intelligent Government has sold some to private company and then....yes! Hired them back!!!)
Go figure!
This is a Lockheed Tristar K1 of 26 Squadron taken at RAF Waddington..
The Lockheed TriStar was an air-to-air tanker and transport aircraft in service with the Royal Air Force (RAF). All were converted civilian Lockheed L-1011-500 TriStar airliners—previously operated by British Airways and Pan American World Airways—and entered service with the RAF in 1984.
The converted aircraft were purchased following the Falklands War, after a requirement for additional air-to-air refuelling operations had been identified. Of the nine in service, two were tankers (K1) with passenger space and also limited space for cargo loaded aft of the main deck; three were solely transport aircraft (C2); and the remaining four (KC1) could be used for either of the two roles. The TriStars formed the air-to-air refuelling fleet of the RAF until replaced by the Airbus A330 MRTT under the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) programme.
The TriStar fleet was operated by No. 216 Squadron of RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. 216 Squadron was officially disbanded on 20 March 2014 and flew its last sorties with the TriStar on 24 March 2014.
STAT TIME:
Crew: 4 (1 captain, 1 co-pilot, 1 air engineer, 1 Air Loadmaster)
Capacity: 187 passengers (250 on C variant)
Max. takeoff weight: 540,000 lb
Powerplant: 3 × Rolls-Royce RB.211-524B turbofans, 50,000 lbf (222.4 kN) each
Maximum Fuel Load: 300,000 lb
Maximum speed: Mach 0.90
Cruise speed: Mach 0.83
Range: 4,200 nmi with maximum passenger payload.
Hope you like, classic stuff next..
Just a heads up, Neil down this weekend, hope to hit an airshow (weather looking bad though).. Then I'm away for a few days.. Neil kindly letting me loose in his abode. lol
Rob
Comments (11)
Faemike55
very cool capture and info Have fun
magnus073
This really is a very cool capture of this legend, Rob. Amazing how clever our governments can be when it comes to spending the people's money.
bebopdlx
Wow, I worked for Lockheed on this puppy.
neiwil
Hmmmm...another one farmed out to the lowest bidder.......Cambafoon is saber rattling over MH-17 and Gaza.....it's time he realised he's pawned our saber and the trusty hands that used to wield it....sorry! Great capture, fantastic aircraft..... ( Blimey!!! is that this weekend ??...... I need to Hoover the dog, bake a bed and shampoo a steak and kidney pie.....I mean... :-o LoL!! can't wait mate....)
T.Rex
I sure remember them and flying in them in the USA (as a passenger). As for your crazy government, the US isn't any better. It usually takes a major crisis to weed out the buffoons and have the real men/women come forward and save the situation
flavia49
very nice
Hangfire
Never bored.....bring on all you have!!!
goodoleboy
I can just hear the thundering roar and whistle of the beautiful Lockheed jet airliner's engines as it soars by, mate.
Cyve
Great capture !!!
RodS
Oh, this is freakin' amazing, Rob! What a great shot, mate! Don't stop - these Legends shots are some of your best!
RodS
This HAS to be seen full-size! You can almost see the co-pilot!
junge1
Great capture Rob. Have a few Atlantic crossings in those (civilian) versions, when the service was better than it is now! The US Air Force did not use these as tankers, they are using KC-10s (DC-10) besides the KC-135s..