How the Trident 3B fits into the Trident story
Trident 3B is a retired member of the Hawker Siddeley Trident family, known for the stretched final branch created to answer the family’s seat-count limits.
The Trident 3B earned a distinct place in the Hawker Siddeley Trident family story through its engines, seating, range, service entry, and the missions operators chose it to fly.
Service entry
1971
Seating
152 to 180
Range
2,100 nm
Variant history
Why it branches from the family
The Trident 3B stands out within the Hawker Siddeley Trident family because it captures the stretched final branch created to answer the family’s seat-count limits.
It entered service in 1971 with Rolls-Royce Spey plus RB162 booster engines, typical seating for 152 to 180, and published range of about 2,100 nautical miles.
Fact rows
Reference snapshot
- Engines
- Rolls-Royce Spey plus RB162 booster
- Type data
- Service entry
- 1971
- Operator records
- Typical seating
- 152 to 180
- Operator layouts
- Range
- 2,100 nm
- Planning data
Return to the family page
Return to the family history for the wider program story, then compare this version with the other models that carried the design into different markets and missions.