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Old 4th May 2010, 08:37
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Gibon2
 
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Many years ago at LHR.
Q : "Dad ... what?'s the difference between a Trident Two and a Trident Three?"
A: "The number of engines...."
Er... but that is the difference between the Trident 2 and Trident 3. The Trident 3, believe it or not, had four engines - the original three, plus a fourth "booster" engine in the tail: a small RB162 turbojet, intended to help overcome the "Gripper's" infamous reluctance to part from the ground on take-off.
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