Hawker Siddeley Trident
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The Hawker Siddeley Trident is a British three-engined jet airliner introduced in the 1960s, notable for its advanced avionics and role in pioneering automatic landing systems.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jet airliner
ⓘ
narrow-body airliner ⓘ three-engined aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftRole | short- to medium-range airliner ⓘ |
| airlineMarket | short-haul European routes ⓘ |
| avionicsFeature |
autoland capability
ⓘ
automatic approach system ⓘ triple autopilot system ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed | about 880 km/h ⓘ |
| designBegan | late 1950s ⓘ |
| designedBy |
de Havilland Aircraft Company
ⓘ
surface form:
De Havilland
|
| developedFrom | De Havilland DH.121 design ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | three rear-mounted turbofan engines ⓘ |
| engineType | Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | British European Airways ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1962-01-09 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | pressurized ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Trident 1C
ⓘ
Trident 1C ⓘ
surface form:
Trident 1E
Trident 2E ⓘ Trident 3B ⓘ |
| icaoCode | HSTR ⓘ |
| introduced | 1964 ⓘ |
| landingGear | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hawker Siddeley ⓘ |
| maximumPassengerCapacity | 180 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advanced avionics
ⓘ
first airliner certified for automatic landing in revenue service ⓘ pioneering automatic landing systems ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 117 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 3 ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
British Airways
ⓘ
British European Airways ⓘ Civil Aviation Administration of China ⓘ |
| productionEnd | mid-1970s ⓘ |
| productionStart | early 1960s ⓘ |
| range | approximately 3,000 km ⓘ |
| retired | 1995 ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | Category IIIB autoland capability ⓘ |
| successor |
Boeing 727
ⓘ
surface form:
Boeing 727 (in many airline fleets)
|
| tailConfiguration | T-tail ⓘ |
| typicalPassengerCapacity | 115 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Chinese airlines
ⓘ
European airlines ⓘ |
| usedFor | commercial passenger transport ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
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