N910TE

This airframe, N910TE, is a Lockheed-built widebody delivered in 1974 carrying manufacturer serial 193L-1064. The airframe is a Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar 50 produced by Lockheed Corporation and is currently held by KC AVIATION STEM INC, a corporation based in Kansas City, MO, US. The type is registered in the US and is noted in records for its transition from active airline service to a preservation and educational role. Registered with 358 seats and presently configured for preservation and educational access rather than active airline service, the airframe is retained largely as an instructional and display asset rather than a revenue airliner.

The cabin of this specific TriStar was built and registered in a high-capacity passenger layout with 358 seats, reflecting its original role as a high-density transport. Avionics fit and specific interior finish levels are not published for this airframe; current usage emphasizes static preservation and educational access rather than routine passenger operations. Based in Kansas City, MO, the owner operates the airframe as an educational resource, requiring conservation-focused maintenance and systems preservation rather than the line maintenance typical of active carriers. Typical mission profiles when the airframe was active would have leveraged its long-range capability of 4,250 nm and cruise speed of 520 kts for medium- to long-haul passenger services; now its missions are demonstrative, instructional, and static-exhibit oriented.

The Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar 50 family occupies a legacy widebody niche characterized by three-engine redundancy, high passenger capacity and long-range capability. Competing types in its era and secondary market included other long-range widebodies that prioritized capacity and transcontinental performance. Demand for preserved TriStars is limited to specialist collectors, museums and educational organizations, with maintenance and parts support considerations shaped by the RB211 engine series and aging airframe systems. Secondary-market resale is constrained by configuration and regulatory recertification requirements; this airframe’s preservation role mitigates those commercial resale pressures.