Four excellent Trident video clips - Thames Television

[TobyV]

For those of you who haven't seen these as posted on the Facebook Trident group:

G-AVFE takeoff LHR 1970 (ignore YT caption):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSZWtTLZJBI

Another 2E landing (caption wrong again!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a43o2IFHMMI

Trident 1C G-ARPH coming onto stand and being unloaded:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNHbiCJrOxQ

G-ARPE touching down:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=regNNvInlsY

and a bonus BOAC VC-10 takeoff:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uztWr3Ui-oE

Some Movietone footage, G-AWZA:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8MhhrSDlds

BA new livery 1974:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zCm7rWzYRo

[Kevin Farnell]

Thanks Toby

All very interesting, I also enjoyed looking at the aircraft in the background.
The video 'G-AWZA' describes the Trident as one of the most sophisticated airliners in Europe. It then goes on to say 'we join this BEA airliner on a proving flight to Majorca' and shows a Boeing 727 taking off

Kevin

[TobyV]

Just goes to show journalists weren't much better back then. Technologically, in terms of the blind landing system, triplexed hydraulics etc, the Trident was still more advanced than some rivals. Too small engines and too small a capacity hampered it though, when you consider that the T1/T2 were carrying about as many as an RJ100 carries today and even the T3 was only carrying about as many as EZY squeeze into an A319.

[Nigel H-J]

Too small engines and too small a capacity hampered it though

I agree, if BEA had ordered them with increased seating capacity with the engines to go with it then it might very well have been a world beater.

Many thanks for the links, thoroughly enjoyed watching them.

Regards
Nigel.