De Havilland Trident Aircraft

Trident 1C, Cosford

Production Details

Design Company:

The de Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd, Hatfield

First Flight:

9 January 1962

Trident 1:

24 - The de Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd

Trident 1E:

15 - Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd

Trident 2E:

50 - Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd

Trident 3B:

26 - Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd

Super Trident 3B:

2 - Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Hawker Siddeley Trident 2E

Type:

Short / medium range turbofan engined airliner

Wing:

Cantilever low wing monoplane. 3 degrees dihedral, sweepback 35 degrees. Main wing is continuous from wingtip to wingtip. Skins and stringers are of aluminium alloy

Fuselage:

Consists of a pressure shell extending back to the engines and a rear fuselage carrying the engines and tail unit. Semi monocoque fail safe structure of aluminium / copper alloys

Tail Unit:

Cantilever all metal T tail

Landing Gear:

Retractable tricycle type. Each main unit consists of two twin tyre wheels mounted on a common axle. Nose unit has twin wheels and is offset to port, retracting transversely

Power Plant:

Three Rolls-Royce Spey RB.163-25 Mk 512-5W turbofan engines (two in pods, one each side of rear fuselage and one inside rear fuselage), each rated at 11,960 lb st

Accommodation:

Crew of three on flight deck. All tourist version has 97 passenger seats

Span:

98 ft

Length:

114 ft 9 in

Height:

27 ft

Wing Area:

1,462 sq ft

Operating Empty:

73,200 lb

Max Take Off:

144,000 lb

High Speed Cruise:

605 mph at 27,000 ft

Range:

2,500 miles with 16,520 lb payload

Preserved in British Museums

Trident 1C:

G-ARPH - Museum of Flight, East Fortune Aerodrome - Cockpit G-ARPP - Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum, Dumfries - Cockpit

Trident 2E:

G-AVFB - Duxford Aviation Society, Duxford Aerodrome - Display G-AVFH - De Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre, London Colney - Forward Fuselage

Trident 3B:

G-AWZI - Farnborough Air Sciences Trust, Farnborough - Cockpit G-AWZJ - Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum, Dumfries - Forward Fuselage G-AWZK - Aviation Veiwing Park, Manchester Airport - Display G-AWZM - Science Museum, Wroughton - Display G-AWZP - Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester - Nose

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