Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar is the wide-body aircraft project in Vol.268 两个劳斯莱斯. The episode presents it as [[LockheedCorporation|Lockheed]]’s civil-aircraft comeback attempt, competing against the [[McDonnellDouglasDC10|McDonnell Douglas DC-10]] while facing the broader market shadow of Boeing’s 747.
The TriStar’s key source role is dependency. Lockheed marketed the aircraft around performance, weight, efficiency, and cabin economics that depended on the [[RollsRoyceRB211|RB211]] engine. Once RB211 ran late, the TriStar could not easily swap to another engine without reworking the aircraft, making it the episode’s main Airframe Engine Lock-In case.
The episode says the delay helped the DC-10 reach market earlier and left TriStar sales below the level Lockheed needed for break-even. It then connects the aircraft to the Lockheed Bribery Scandal because overseas orders, including the [[AllNipponAirways|All Nippon Airways]] purchase in Japan, became more important after U.S. market momentum weakened.
Connections
- [[LockheedCorporation|Lockheed]] - aircraft maker.
- [[RollsRoyceRB211|RB211]] and [[RollsRoyce|Rolls-Royce]] - exclusive engine path.
- [[McDonnellDouglasDC10|McDonnell Douglas DC-10]] and Boeing - competitive market context.
- Airframe Engine Lock-In, Fixed Price Engineering Risk, and Overseas Bribery Export Sales - concepts tied to the aircraft’s source role.