Oldwolf
...what is correct to do for the reverse in case you are forced to land some where other than a airfield ?...
The EMERGENCY LANDING & EVACUATION checklist on the Trident 1C called for:
- All the engines to be shut down immediately on touchdown.
- The Anti-Skid braking system to be selected OFF before touchdown.
- Continuous, uninterrupted, braking to be used until the aircraft had stopped.
Therefore, by implication, reverse thrust should not have been used during the landing run, although, in theory, reverse thrust could have been used during the landing flare.
...What is the lowest fuel trident fuel gauge can show?...
The gauges would read down to Zero (empty) and were graduated in 100 kg increments.
The needles on the fuel gauges could show less than zero, and when the aircraft had no electrical power on, all the needles would drop to the “Six O’clock” position on the gauges, clearly below zero.
The quoted gauge tolerances were:
- Inner Tank: Empty ± 30 kg, Full ± 200 kg
- Outer Tank: Empty ± 15 kg, Full ± 80 kg
- Centre Tank: Empty ± 60 kg, Full ± 300 kg (Trident 1E only, if fitted)
There was a low fuel level drill to be carried out whenever an inner tank dropped below 400 kg or an outer tank below 200 kg.
... see if any friends here can identify if this wreckage were from Trident and which part of this piece coming from...
I flew the Trident (all marks of them) for many years, and I tend to agree with
777fly in that I’m not convinced this piece of wreckage is from a Trident.
If it is, I don’t think it is an external door or hatch that would have been visible to a pilot doing an external pre-flight inspection.
However, the opinion of a Trident qualified ground engineer would be of much more use to you however than that of a pilot!
Best Regards
Trident Sim