I seem to recall I once flew on an L-1011 TriStar as a kid that ferried an engine. It was out of Atlanta but I can't remember if we were going to Los Angeles or

I seem to recall I once flew on an L-1011 TriStar as a kid that ferried an engine. It was out of Atlanta but I can't remember if we were going to Los Angeles or San Francisco. That was probably 25 years ago, so not sure which it was. As a sidenote, the L-1011 is still one of my favorite planes. It was one of the most technologically advanced airliners ever created when it was unveiled; lots of things about it were way ahead of its time. It's a shame that the competition with the Douglas and the DC-10 nearly bankrupted both Lockheed and Douglas. Airlines played both companies against each other and nearly killed both. Lockheed ended up exiting the commercial business while Douglas merged with McDonnell. There's a great long article on the the L-1011 published a few months ago: http://www.airlinereporter.com/2015/09/requiem-trijet-masterpiece-lockheed-l-1011-tristar/ http://www.airlinereporter.com/2015/09/requiem-trijet-master...