British Airways Aircraft: Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident (Exterior) [Sound Recording], 1978, Circa early-mid 1970s

Item — Case: TC.S8.002, Folder: TF.S8.A.006

Identifier: 20220030

Scope and Contents

Object Type: Sound Recording.

Purpose: Informational.

Source: Company (Other).

Document Number: BBC Sound Effects (EC 41K). 7FRO 117735, 7FRO 117736.

Scope: Recorded by the BBC for use in BBC radio and television programs.

Contents: Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident (Exterior sounds). Note that this airliner started out as the De Havilland DH.121 before Hawker Siddeley bought De Havilland in 1960.

Front Side:

1. Start and run up engine; taxi: 2' 47" 2. Revving for take off: 50 seconds 3. Take-off: 1' 05" 4. Passing overhead: 1' 00"

Back Side:

1. Landing and taxi to mid-distance: 1' 00" 2. Taxi up and past: 1' 00" 3. Landing and taxi to close-up: 1' 37" 4. Airport activity with Tridents: 2' 30"

Dates

Creation: 1978
Revised: Circa early-mid 1970s

Creator

British Broadcasting Corporation (Publisher, Organization)
British Broadcasting Corporation (Recordist, Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Full Extent

1 Audio disc (LP33 RPM (6.5") vinyl record)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Related Materials

BBC Sounds. See also ID # 20220025 to 20220029 and 20220031 to 20220038.

Format & Physical Description

Two-sided LP33 RPM (6.5" diameter) Vinyl record. Housed in a thin cardboard sleeve measuring 7.5" x 7.5".

Publication Data

Recorded 1978 on LP33 vinyl records. Records stored at the Universary of Manchester Library, were acquired by AEHS donor circa the early 2000s, and donated to the collection in 2023.