Trident engine locations ?
I was just wondering why the dehavilland designers went for the three and a half engines at the back of the aircraft ?
Im not knocking the idea as the Trident looks great, but at around the same time the bac 1-11 went for two engines at the back of the aircraft and Boeing went for three at the back as well.
Even the VC-10 went for engines at the back.
I was just wondering at this time (in history) why the aircraft designers went down this route ?
Why were design's like this abandoned (I.E two or four engines under the wing is now the common / boring way of doing things) ?