411A, although you have very good knowlege of the L1011 you know dilddly squat of F$ŁK all about RAF maintenance and procedures! Because there are no comercial pressures maintenance is generally to a far higher standard, also crew will not accept the defects that civil operators will, The L1011 beautiful looking as it is is a maintenance nightmare, BA when they operated them always had snag lists as long as your arm! The reason why the L1011 died an early commercial death is not only would it not carry the payloads of its competitors (DC10) its despatch reliability was (and still is) appalling in comparison.
Last edited by bluepilot; 9th Jan 2011 at 19:39.