| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-AWZB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident |
| Aircraft Version: | Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 3B |
| C/n (msn): | 2303 |
| Operator Titles: | BEA - British European Airways |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | FarnboroughMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGLF IATA: FAB Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | SBAC Farnborough 1970 |
| Photo Date: | September 1970 |
| Photo by: | M D West |
| Photo ID: | 99751 |
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In the early 60s at BEA's insistence De Havilland downsized their Trident project to about 80percent of the 727 weight and thrust. By the late 60s BEA wanted to buy 727s and 737s but a political compromise was constructed whereby the Trident 3B with its RB-162 booster engine was purchased instead of the 727, and the BAC-111-500 instead of the 737. THe booster engine made the Trident 3B noisy. Some were exported to China This photo is copyright © M D West, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 5 November 2018, and has since been viewed 456 times. |