12/22/2006. Remarks by Jack
McKillop: "This aircraft, owned by Lockheed, made its first
flight on November 16, 1970 powered by Rolls-Royce RB-211 jet
engines. It was subsequently equipped with more powerful engines and
served as a test aircraft for improved models of the TriStar. As the
Advanced TriStar, it was used to test automatic landing equipment,
automatic brakes, flight management systems, etc. Beginning in 1977,
it was used to test wings of increased span to enable higher gross
weights and improved fuel economy under a NASA-funded program. The
aircraft was withdrawn from use and scrapped for spares at Ardmore,
Oklahoma, USA, in August 1986. The forward fuselage was shipped to
Disney World in Orlando, Florida, USA. The registration was
cancelled on April 27, 1992."
