LTU L-1011-385 "TriStar 1"
Product number:
504904
Listprice:
€18.50
In a limited edition of 1,000 items, a L1011-385 “TriStar 1” model in the rare LTU-interim livery from the early 90s will be released. The L-1011-385 – the particular code resulting from the aircraft’s maximum take-off weight of 385,000 pounds (175,000 kg) – was delivered in 1974 to Eastern Airlines and after their bankruptcy on July 9, 1991, was leased by LTU and registered there as D-AERC. For reasons of cost, the Eastern Airlines livery was replaced with a livery which deviated slightly from the LTU standard uniform. In this guise, the TriStar only flew for LTU for 1 ½ years. On December 1, 1992, its was returned to the leasing company and experienced an unusual end in August 1997. The new buyer Nortek Repair used this aircraft for anti-terrorist testing and documentation purposes, displayed vividly in a demonstration film showing how a bomb, hidden in a shoe, could destroy the entire fuselage.
| Manufacturer | Lockheed |
|---|---|
| Scale | 1:500 |
| Operator | LTU International Airways |
| Category | WINGS |
| Wings Type | L-1011 |
| Material | metal |
| Packaging dimensions LxWxH | 120 x 32 x 120 mm |
| Wingspan | 95 mm |
| Weight | 115 g |
| Aircraft Registration | D-AERC |
| Release Date | July/August 2007 |
Information to product safety
Manufacturer and responsible person:
Herpa Miniaturmodelle GmbH
Leonrodstraße 46-47
90599 Dietenhofen
herpa@herpa.de / www.herpa.de
Warning:
Small scale and life-like model for adult collectors. Not suitable for children under 14 years!
