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Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 2E

TRIDENT-2140Scrapped

RegistrationGBG-AVFA

OperatorBritish Airways

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Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 2E built in 1967. Operated for BEA - British European Airways and British Airways. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerHawker Siddeley

First flight1967

Country of registrationReino Unido

MSN2140

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Hawker Siddeley Trident

Figures for the Trident 2E variant, the most representative of the family

Length35.0 m115 ft

Wingspan29.9 m98 ft

Height8.2 m27 ft

Range4,345 km2,346 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed937 km/h506 ktMach 0.88

Service ceiling10,668 m35,000 ftIt flies above Everest (1.2 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight64,637 kg142,500 lb

Maximum payload31,434 kg69,300 lbIts 115 passengers with baggage would weigh about 11.5 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity115 passengersUp to 149 in a high-density layout

Endurance4 h 38 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1962 (64 years ago) · About 117 units built · Production ended in 1978

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1967

Built

Assembled by Hawker Siddeley.

Jul 27, 1967

Delivered to Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Company

Delivered to Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Company as G-AVFA.

Dec 23, 1969

Transferred to BEA - British European Airways

Transferred to BEA - British European Airways.

Apr 1, 1974

Transferred to British Airways

Transferred to British Airways.

Operators

1967-07-27

Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Company

Registration G-AVFA

1969-12-23

BEA - British European Airways

Registration G-AVFA

1974-04-01

British Airways

Registration G-AVFA

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 2E · G-AVFA · British Airways}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/TRIDENT-2140},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/TRIDENT-2140}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
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