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Forum: Tech Log
28th Jan 2011, 10:01
Replies: 316
Views: 84,987
Posted By Wookey

Way back then when oil was a sensible price was...

Way back then when oil was a sensible price was there a tendency to exploit the Tridents remarkable speed to make up time after say a delayed departure? I remember some very rapid transits from LHR...
Forum: Tech Log
27th Jan 2011, 16:10
Replies: 316
Views: 84,987
Posted By Wookey

In post 250, 777fly said: The T1 had...

In post 250, 777fly said:

The T1 had excellent high speed handling. I remember seeing over 0.95M during our high fly exercise (cb pulled) .......

I can guess which cb was probably pulled (:))...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Jan 2011, 16:28
Replies: 316
Views: 84,987
Posted By Wookey

twochai Your power to weight ratio theory...

twochai

Your power to weight ratio theory seems logical to me. I am not an aerodynamicist or aeronuatical engineer but have some limited experience in mechnical engineering.

Presumably the...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Jan 2011, 08:29
Replies: 316
Views: 84,987
Posted By Wookey

Thanks Chaps, thats reassuring. I have clearly...

Thanks Chaps, thats reassuring. I have clearly over-reacted to some of the stories posted here. Again, as merely a passenger, I always enjoyed flying on Tridents and have many fond memories of those...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Jan 2011, 14:37
Replies: 316
Views: 84,987
Posted By Wookey

Happy New Year to all. Just about caught up...

Happy New Year to all.

Just about caught up with this thread following my short break and surprised at some of the recent posts. Despite the generally positive comments regarding the Trident...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Dec 2010, 13:02
Replies: 316
Views: 84,987
Posted By Wookey

Hobo Fair enough. Having re-read my earlier...

Hobo

Fair enough. Having re-read my earlier reply I can see that it might be misconstrued. However it was a genuine question as to why droop would be singular but flaps and slats were referred to...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Dec 2010, 12:03
Replies: 316
Views: 84,987
Posted By Wookey

Gonebutnotforgotten Thanks for that...

Gonebutnotforgotten

Thanks for that explanation, makes perfect sense to this humble SLF. However as you say it would be interesting to hear from anyone who might have been involved in the design...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Dec 2010, 11:42
Replies: 316
Views: 84,987
Posted By Wookey

Hobo It's flaps, slats but droop, not...

Hobo

It's flaps, slats but droop, not droops.

hahaha. Ok if we are being pedantic, and to satisfy my curiosity, if there is one 'droop' on each wing, should the plural not be employed? Or do...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Dec 2010, 08:24
Replies: 316
Views: 84,987
Posted By Wookey

The original Trident 1C had leading edge droop....

The original Trident 1C had leading edge droop. It wasn't a slat because there was no slot, otherwise worked the same.

Sorry, SLF ignorance. Hadnt appreciated the distinction between droops and...
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Dec 2010, 09:41
Replies: 316
Views: 84,987
Posted By Wookey

Reluctant to let this thread die as I have...

Reluctant to let this thread die as I have enjoyed reading the insights into this interesting aircraft (as have others judging by the number of posts) so here goes with another (naive) query.

The...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Dec 2010, 11:15
Replies: 316
Views: 84,987
Posted By Wookey

Maybe dumb question but was the Trident the first...

Maybe dumb question but was the Trident the first aircraft to have wing leading edge lift devices (slats or droops or whatewver you call them)?
Dont recall noticing them on other aircraft of the era...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Dec 2010, 15:36
Replies: 316
Views: 84,987
Posted By Wookey

Do the old rivalries linger on ????? There...

Do the old rivalries linger on ?????

There have been a number of posts in this thread that have referred to the Trident's ability to cruise at high speed (Peter McLelland's reference to the mach...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Dec 2010, 11:25
Replies: 316
Views: 84,987
Posted By Wookey

From about 1980 onwards all crews were...

From about 1980 onwards all crews were 'Tridextrous' and flew all 3 types.

Hobo, what happened in 1980 to change things? Alternatively, prior to 1980 was the reason that T1/T2 were isolated from...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Dec 2010, 10:03
Replies: 316
Views: 84,987
Posted By Wookey

....... and back to thread topic !!!! Given...

....... and back to thread topic !!!!

Given the different performance carachteristics of the different variants, were the crew licenced on all three types in use with BEA/BA?
Secondly (assuming...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Dec 2010, 15:55
Replies: 316
Views: 84,987
Posted By Wookey

slast Thanks for the explanation TRC ...

slast

Thanks for the explanation

TRC

I never really noticed this and I probably flew several times a month most on Tridents for maybe 10 years. But then maybe I was just enjoying the...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Dec 2010, 15:26
Replies: 316
Views: 84,987
Posted By Wookey

Fascinating to read these insights on the Trident...

Fascinating to read these insights on the Trident from you guys who do the pedalling.
From a pax point of view I always enjoyed flying in the Trident (moreso than the S1-11), always comfortable and...
Forum: Tech Log
10th Dec 2010, 12:23
Replies: 316
Views: 84,987
Posted By Wookey

Just why was the Trident a three pilot flight...

Just why was the Trident a three pilot flight deck when surely most short haul aircraft of the era had become two crew operations?
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Dec 2010, 12:28
Replies: 316
Views: 84,987
Posted By Wookey

Great picture Peter and thanks for the...

Great picture Peter and thanks for the explanation. I think I now understand the process much better!!
Mach no. noted as well. I seem to recall from a friend who used to fly Tridents that he called...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Dec 2010, 11:10
Replies: 316
Views: 84,987
Posted By Wookey

Longest sector I travelled on a Trident was Tel...

Longest sector I travelled on a Trident was Tel Aviv - LHR (needed a tech stop in geneva as I remember) which has a significant W-E and N-S component. Again can I ask if the map scale is adjusted to...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Dec 2010, 09:43
Replies: 316
Views: 84,987
Posted By Wookey

Wow bet that was interesting. Cant imagine trying...

Wow bet that was interesting. Cant imagine trying to read my sat nav rotated through 90 degrees !
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Dec 2010, 08:45
Replies: 316
Views: 84,987
Posted By Wookey

Moving Map Display Thanks for the...

Moving Map Display

Thanks for the explanations so far. This is probably a stupid question but looking at the picture link from slast's post it seems that the map movement was up and down (...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Dec 2010, 16:10
Replies: 316
Views: 84,987
Posted By Wookey

As not much response to my suggestion that a new...

As not much response to my suggestion that a new thread on AH&N might elicit more fascinating insight into this aircraft maybe a new technical question - Mods feel free to move/delete or suggest a...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Dec 2010, 15:18
Replies: 316
Views: 84,987
Posted By Wookey

Try this? ...

Try this?

http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia-86/
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Dec 2010, 09:48
Replies: 316
Views: 84,987
Posted By Wookey

Have enjoyed reading this thread. Flew a lot on...

Have enjoyed reading this thread. Flew a lot on Tridents (as SLF) from the mid 70's and loved the aircraft from a pax point of view although some interesting moments.

Any support for a Trident...
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