Originally Posted by
WHBM
I don't know about whether the Trident, which came from Hatfield between the two, was also similar, or indeed whether any other 146 elements came from the Trident.
The 146/RJ may well have inherited some features from the Trident, but not the landing gear. The latter had (uniquely,
AFAIK) strange double-tyred wheels and a wonderful MLG retraction/extension sequence which involved the axle axis (
) rotating through 90°.