Simviation Forum - Delta L10-11 Landing

Dec 18^th, 2003 at 9:12am

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Here is the Delta L10-11 landing at Boston. As you can see, the snow is still falling but not as bad as when we left this place! Tongue

Floating down the glide scope.

All is looking good!

A view out the window! (This aircraft was designed for FS2002. Not much detail here but still makes for an interesting angle!)

My friend Jim flies for Southwest Airlines. He shot this as he was waiting for clearance to take off. Wink

Lined up and almost home.

Touchdown!!

Thanks for watching!

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Reply #1 - Dec 18^th, 2003 at 9:53am

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great pics Grin

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Reply #2 - Dec 18^th, 2003 at 10:01am

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Awesome pics, well done Grin

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Reply #3 - Dec 18^th, 2003 at 10:59am

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Excellent shots and nice landing...i really like the wing shot and the second last one. Grin

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Reply #4 - Dec 18^th, 2003 at 11:01am

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Nice shots Dave! Is that snow on the runway only happen in FS9?

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Reply #5 - Dec 18^th, 2003 at 11:09am

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Very nice landing, one day ill be that good

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Reply #6 - Dec 18^th, 2003 at 11:43am

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nice shots plane! i like that old Delta scheme...nice frames too Roll Eyes

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Reply #7 - Dec 18^th, 2003 at 12:28pm

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great pics an the story is being told in an excellent way! Wink

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Reply #8 - Dec 18^th, 2003 at 9:23pm

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Lovely shots of a lovely airliner.
Like I always say in L1011 related threads, this baby is still superior when it comes to automatic flight and landings.
Really miss those Delta TriStars...

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Reply #9 - Dec 18^th, 2003 at 9:58pm

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Nice shots! But where is the touchdown effect?

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Reply #10 - Dec 19^th, 2003 at 10:41am

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Lovely shots of a lovely airliner.
Like I always say in L1011 related threads, this baby is still superior when it comes to automatic flight and landings.

what's so special about it?

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Reply #11 - Dec 19^th, 2003 at 2:28pm

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This is what one L1011 pilot had to say about the aircraft autoland capabilities.

"The Lockheed L1011 autoland system is unsurpassed in its accuracy, even by todays standards.
Yaw damper switches to parallel operation/runway alignment begins at 150 feet radio height.
Flare begins at 50 feet radio height.
Autothrottles disconnect at 5 feet radio height.
After touchdown, the nosewheel is lowered automatically, spoilers are extended, and the runway centerline is tracked, following the localizer beam.
The only thing the pilot needs to do is apply the brakes/select reverse thrust.
With -500 series aircraft, fitted with autobrakes...if selected on, braking is automatic.
CAT IIIC capability was designed in, from the beginning.

It may surprise some to learn that the Lockheed autoland system was designed by (some of the) same folks that designed the very FIRST autoland system fitted to a jet passenger aircraft, the Hawker Siddley 121...Trident."...

Truly unbelievable for an aircraft that was designed more than 30 years ago... Shocked

There is also the DLC (Direct Lift Control) which was a very smart solution for smooth approaches. The L1011 uses the spoilers to create more or less lift without changing the pitch too violently. When flaps are in landing configuration (33 or 42 degrees) the spoilers will deploy 7 degrees on each wing, regulated by a computer.
For example:
If the airplane is too lowon approach the pilot would simply pull back the control column, but what happens here is that the spoilers would retract hence creating more lift so the aircraft will lift 'itself' up back on the glideslope!

I could go on forever about this marvelous aircraft, it's the only commercial airliner that can take-off with full nose-down trim. Can you say masterpiece?

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Reply #12 - Dec 19^th, 2003 at 3:04pm

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I just remember standing on the platform next to the #1 engine on its startup one time, thinking my body would fall apart from the bass that thing generated. Everything in my body started vibrating, and no, it wasn't a good feeling. Just awesome. Saudi Airways flew them out of EHAM in the late 80's.

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