{"id":2148,"date":"2026-05-25T19:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T18:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solway-aviation-museum.co.uk\/?page_id=2148"},"modified":"2026-05-25T20:07:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T19:07:38","slug":"hawker-siddeley-trident-g-arpp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.solway-aviation-museum.co.uk\/?page_id=2148","title":{"rendered":"Hawker Siddeley Trident G-ARPP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"aircraft-sky-animation wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solway-aviation-museum.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/canberra\/assets\/images\/sam-logo_1360x470.svg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Hawker Siddeley Trident G-ARPP<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hawker Siddeley HS121 Trident 1C G-ARPP\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0urgBwOC3Kw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">History &amp; Specifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignleft\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Engine<\/strong><\/td><td>3 x Rolls Royce RB163-1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Thrust<\/strong><\/td><td>10.410lbs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Max Speed<\/strong><\/td><td>604 mph \/ 972 Km\/h<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Max Range<\/strong><\/td><td>1000 miles \/ 1609 Km<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Length<\/strong><\/td><td>114 ft 9 ins \/ 34.97 m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Passengers<\/strong><\/td><td>101<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hawker Siddeley Trident was the first project development airliner to use an auto land system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Developed in the 1960s, it was the mainstay of the British European Airways fleet and then British Airways into the 1980s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">G-ARPP was built at Hatfield and first flew on the 25th February 1965, and was then delivered to BEA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She took part in the first production auto land trials. In 1974 it was transferred to British Airways after the merger of BEA and BOAC, and was used as the London-Glasgow shuttle until retirement in 1983.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After being used by Glasgow Airport fire service for training she was scrapped, leaving only the cockpit section intact which was purchased by the museum in 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">G-ARPP had flown 25,255 flight hours and had made 24,946 landings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was one of 117 Tridents built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solway-aviation-museum.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/trident-garpp-left-side-01_960x540.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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