Historic Towbar Needed
 

Hi all,

just wondering if anyone can help. We're looking for a towbar that can handle a HS Trident aircraft, so 1960s-80s era.

Does anyone have any leads as to where I could obtain or loan one to help with our Save The Trident project - preserving the last complete Trident 1C aircraft

Thanks

Matt Falcus
www.savethetrident.org

Hi Matt,

Try Stansted, we used to do tug training on the Trident. Always an issue as the nosewheel was offset :)

Give them a call, the old towbar may still be knocking around unless someone nicked it for scrap...

OB

Prestwick had one to move G-AWZJ about and Glasgow also had one to service G-ARPP about the airfield.

Nothing at Duxford? They have a Trident, and presumably have to move it sometimes?

G

I will ask a friend at Prestwick for you. I know they had one when I worked there in late 90's

Good lUck otherwise.:ok:

Great, thanks for your help guys!

Matt

You could also look or a BAC1-11 tow bar as it will fit the Trident.

:{ just had a message back that the Trident Towbar was "skipped" at PIK a while back.....

Sorry......

Might sound like a dumb statement but have you asked British Airways, Marshalls or any other big engineering firm?

Got this info from a mate of mine in the UK
Might be worth contacting Cyprus Airways as they used to operate them, indeed 5B-DAB is still there from 1974. Others that operated them were PIA, Iraqi Airways and Air Ceylon. Just possibly, one of them or their successors could still have a tow-bar gathering dust somewhere.
Hope this helps.

5B-DAB is still at Nicosia Airport, but good luck getting there. The Turkish and/or UN might have something to say about that :ugh: it is in the Green zone!

I can also confirm there is no Trident Towbar at CY Engineering at either PFO or LCA airports....