The team have spent a number of hours working on G-ARPO during January – particularly our guys based at the museum, including Dave Matthews. Over the past weekend we tried filling a few of the tires (including those on the donated Trident 1E leg) to check their condition ahead of the planned moving of the [...]

It was 9th January 1962 that John Cunningham captained the first ever Trident flight in G-ARPA at Hatfield. That momentous day saw the start of a special aircraft that went on to revolutionise autoland technology, the three rear mounted engine design, and became one of the fastest subsonic airliners ever produced. With only a handful [...]

This year we thought we’d treat our old bird, G-ARPO, to a special Christmas and buy her some gifts to make her feel special. As fans of the project, we wondered if you would like to buy her something too? Here are some of the things she’s put on her Christmas list to Santa that [...]

We had another day working on G-ARPO this Saturday with a few members of the team present. It proved quite fruitful and we managed to get the front cabin scrubbed thoroughly with chemical film remover as used by professional valet and road maintenance companies. This stuff worked through 28 years of smoke damage and dirt [...]

We had a couple of days working on G-ARPO at the North East Aircraft Museum over this weekend. Tony, Dave, Neil and Matt spent time working on the forward passenger cabin, removing some unnecessary parts, clearing the old insulation from the windows and walls, and giving it all a good spring clean. Neil started work [...]

We’re pleased to announce a new deal with Wright Angle Design, a top marketing agency, to produce all of our promotional and marketing requirements for the Save The Trident project. First up, we’ve put together a new flyer which will be available soon from the museum and various other places. They’re also going to be [...]

More progress is being made on G-ARPO at the museum. Over the past couple of days, KD Flavell Welding came up to help us strengthen the top of one main landing gear struts as it was showing signs of weakening under the weight of the aircraft. This is unfortunately a side effect of where we [...]

We’ve been keeping up with some jobs at the museum on G-ARPO since the move. As you may have read in our earlier post, we had a pristine main landing gear leg and wheels delivered up from Northbrook College’s Shoreham Airport base to use on our aircraft. As you can see from the picture, these [...]

We’ve had a very kind donation of a main undercarriage leg and wheels for G-ARPO recently. This comes from Northbrook College in Sussex and the wheels are in mint condition. These will make a fantastic addition to our aircraft, and ensure it is sturdy enough to be moved at the museum. The leg and wheels [...]

Over the past two days we have managed to reach a major milestone in the project to save Trident 1C G-ARPO. We have now moved the entire aircraft to the North East Aircraft Museum. Yesterday, we managed to move the starboard wing and the horizontal stabiliser. Today, the port wing and tail fin were moved, [...]