Originally Posted by
SWBKCB
I've just spotted the words "lovely" and "Trident" in the same sentence - is this a first??
Have to agree - especially if you ever witnessed one retracting gear after takeoff. There's a lovely quote beside a picture of just such a CAAC Trident departure in one of the enthusiast's books......
"B-284 clambers skyward..... gathering her undercarriage in the Trident's truely awkard looking fashion"