Well said Twistedenginestarter
The 121 went a bloody sight faster than the 1011 too, but what would these Yanks know.
... and they had to offset the nosewheel on the Trident because the autoland was so accurate it would hit the centreline lights and worry the pax...
... and the Tristar autoland was developed by the Smith team, who went to Lockheed...
..and one of these days I'll find one of the real thing and be able to see what it does outide the sim