How the L-1011-500 fits into the L-1011 story
L-1011-500 is the representative branch of the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar family, capturing the shorter long-range branch that gave the family its most capable passenger form.
This page isolates the L-1011-500 branch of the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar family, focusing on the engines, service entry, seating, range, and mission role that justify a dedicated variant page while keeping the family history on the canonical parent URL.
Service entry
1980
Seating
246 to 315
Range
5,200 nm
Variant history
Why it branches from the family
The L-1011-500 is treated as the representative branch because it captures the shorter long-range branch that gave the family its most capable passenger form.
Variant pages stay intentionally narrower than the family page so differences in cabin, engines, mission, and market role remain clear without duplicating the full program history.
Fact rows
Reference snapshot
- ICAO designator
- L101
- Designator references
- Engines
- Rolls-Royce RB211
- Type data
- Service entry
- 1980
- Operator records
- Typical seating
- 246 to 315
- Operator layouts
- Range
- 5,200 nm
- Planning data
Return to the family page
Variant pages stay intentionally narrower than family pages. They isolate meaningful technical or commercial differences while the canonical family page holds the broader historical narrative.