CV880, You are correct that the L-1011 was assembed in Palmdale with the fuselage panels built in Burbank and the wings built in Nashville, by Avco. However, the center wing box was built in Palmdale and was the first part to be assembled. The wing box and fuselage section over the wing box started the fuselage down the production line. With the seactons fore and aft installed as it moved down the line until it was completly assembled, less the aft body, aft of the pressure bulkhead. The fuselage was then taken to the paint hangar where it was painted in the customers livery. Then the fuselage was brought back to the main building, where the wings and aft body where installed and final assembly completed. By the way the wings on the L-1011 were attached with approximately 400 3/8 inch Hi-Tigue fasteners.