Save a Trident G-AWZK Facing Scrap
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Obviously this is something close to your heart Leezyjet, but it does seem a shame that if we're going to keep one for posterity, it has to be this one. When you say it's the last one worthy of becoming an exhibit, are there any others that could be robbed to bring it back to it's designed size? I have a lot of fond memories of the Tridents, and would like to see a suitable exhibit. You must admit it looks strange with those shortened wings.
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It's too late to use the wings from ZO. She was broken up at Hatfield last year after residing there since the end of Trident operations. She did a 'farewell' flight from Manchester on the last day (new year's eve 1985??) that I went on - low passes at Liverpool and IOM and at Manchester, followed by a tight visual circuit, an unstablised approach, and a bit of a ropey landing
We went onto the fight deck once on stand, and the two front seaters were pointing at each other!
That evening she flew the shuttle run to Heathrow (Manch controller handed her to off with "and don't bring it back!"). Then she went to Hatfield for 'preservation' but was just left to rot on the airfield. I next saw her about 1999 and she was in a terrible state. The DH Museum wanted to preserve the nose section, but I don't think that happened.
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We went onto the fight deck once on stand, and the two front seaters were pointing at each other!That evening she flew the shuttle run to Heathrow (Manch controller handed her to off with "and don't bring it back!"). Then she went to Hatfield for 'preservation' but was just left to rot on the airfield. I next saw her about 1999 and she was in a terrible state. The DH Museum wanted to preserve the nose section, but I don't think that happened.
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hi all just thought id post on here im one of the tps members that have looked after and restored ZK the aircraft is in pristine condition and is fully powerable by ground power i really want to save this airliner as i have spent 12 hard years on her if any of you guys need more info please post here also im the one in negotiations with BA so if you can help it would be very rewarding
many thanx
neil.
many thanx
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re tridents clipped wings
the wings on ZK were clipped back in 1990/1991 to save space this was carried out by BA apprentices and the BA fire service it was a case of clip the wings or scrap the aircraft although im not too happy about it it was the best option at the time a few years later BA said that it was not a good thing but that is history, we arranged to have the wing tips from ZO but we had nowhere to store them the only other option is to aquire the tips from ZX at gatwick but she is in a poor state.if we can get them we will if we win our fight to get ZK move to manchester.
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If you think it might help, happy to publish picture and contact details in the next issue of Airways magazine.
However, that (April cover date) will not be on sale on UK newsstands until March 18....
You can email me privately to discuss.
Good luck!
PS Last flew Zulu Kilo as SLF 20 May 1975, LHR-AGP. Happy days.
If you think it might help, happy to publish picture and contact details in the next issue of Airways magazine.
However, that (April cover date) will not be on sale on UK newsstands until March 18....
You can email me privately to discuss.
Good luck!
PS Last flew Zulu Kilo as SLF 20 May 1975, LHR-AGP. Happy days.
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Our local free rag (the Wilmsow Express) today carries an article 'Trident comes home to roost at Ringway' accompanied by a picture of a Trident 3 (Can't tell if it's ZK, but paper claims it is. Wings look OK but hard to tell from side-on). It will be 'parked up' (sic) next to Concorde in the Aviation Viewing Park - providing the Trident Preservation Society can raise 20K towards her move.
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