RES Teesdale Scaffold Ltd have agreed to sponsor us the scaffolding we need when we meet again to cut the wings of the Trident this month. Sadly we weren’t able to complete the job last time they sponsored us due to problems with fuel in the wings of the aircraft. However, RES have kindly agreed [...]

Since starting the project, we’ve been collecting information about our Trident 1C’s life flying passengers around Europe. Many former pilots who flew the aircraft, as well as passengers who took flights on her, have come forward and offered their personal log books which detail the flights. This give a fascinating insight into G-ARPO as she [...]

We met again on Thursday 14th April to continue working on the Trident. First of all, our rudder and wingtips from G-AVFE at Belfast were delivered by TNT, who had brought them across the Irish Sea. The intention today was to start cutting the wings off now that she had been moved into a better [...]

Today there was a sight not seen for a long time… a Hawker Siddeley Trident flew again. OK, admittedly it wasn’t under its own power, and it certainly wasn’t operating the British Airways Shuttle flight into Heathrow, but Trident 1C G-ARPO lifted off the ground with the aid of two cranes from MSD as we [...]

We wanted to give a mention to JDPL who are helping us with the move of our Trident to the museum. Colin Best, who works for JDPL, has organised this for us. They have planned the route which the aircraft will take, which is not an easy task when you consider the roundabouts, bridges and [...]

Another bit of good news has come through for the project with Joseph Parr Group (Middlesbrough) agreeing to loan us 40 railway sleepers to use in the final stage of dismantling the Trident. We will be meeting next week to remove the wings from the aircraft. These sleepers will be used to support the wings [...]

We’ve been searching for a while for a way to get the rudder and wing tips rescued from Trident 2E G-AVFE at Belfast over to England. We now have a solution! Our Trident G-ARPO has been without its rudder for a number of years, and its wing tips were both damaged over the years. Since [...]

It was becoming a concern that we need to provide scaffolding to remove the wings of our Trident to satisfy health and safety rules, and this was going to eat into the money being raised to move the aircraft. However, following a call to a nearby company we have now been offered a solution from [...]

As we move forward towards the final stages of dismantling Trident 1C G-ARPO ready to move to Sunderland, our costs have increased as we have to find £300 extra for costs of scaffolding. Can you help? Everyone who donates to our project – even if it’s only a few pounds – is helping to preserve [...]

We had another productive day on the Trident on 3rd February 2011. Members of the team, along with hired contractors from MSD Cranes, SAS Access and Henderson Engineering met at Teesside on what was a bright but windy and cold day ready to make some more progress. The main focus of the day was to [...]