General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

Scale model of a Trigull aircraft inside protective dome. Modèle réduit de l'aéronef Trigull à l'intérieur d'un dôme protectif.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

48.25 cm

Width

49.5 cm

Height

38.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Models

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

The Trigull prototype manufacturer, Trident Aircraft Limited, was located at 261 Viscount Way in Richmond British Columbia. The Trigull project was derived from an idea in the mid-1960's to produce a high performance amphibian aircraft. The project originally began in Torrence California, however, a lack of funding stopped production. The project was then adopted by Trident Aircraft Limited of British Columbia, which made arrangements, with Canadian Aircraft Products Limited (CAP) to aid in the fabrication of the Trident prototypes. As Trident Aircraft Limited continued with the production of the Trigull, funding again became a problem. In order to help Trident, the federal government of Canada gave over $10 million, the B.C. provincial government gave $1.7 million and private donors contributed $1.6 million. By 1975, The Trident company was no longer gaining money and relied heavily on government funding for support. In November 1980, Trident Aircraft Limited closed its doors and production of the Trigull ceased. The first prototype of the Trigull was flown for the first time on August 5th 1973. The second prototype, the "C-Gate X" made its first flight with pilot Norman Ronasson on July 2nd 1976. This model was donated to the National Aviation Museum in memory of Mr. Ronasson.

Function

A visual scale representation of a Trigull prototype aircraft originally manufactured by Trident Aircraft Limited.

Technical

The initial concept for the Trigull was to serve as a sport utility aircraft with advanced performance and handling. The Trigull had a 6 person seating capacity with a boat-like fuselage. " The tail unit was a Cantilever-type, of aluminum-stressed skin construction, and a single-swept-back fin and rudder. " The wing span of the prototype was 12.73m with the floats up; 11.73m with the floats down. The wings were a high-wing Cantilever type. The Trigull had an overall lenghth of 8.69m with a height of 3.81m. It also had the capability to land on water, with the use of its boat-like fuselage and retracting hydraulic floats on the wings. The retracting floats allowed for a higher cruise speed. The plane was also able to land on land with the retractable, hydraulic, wheeled-tricycle landing gear.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Small airplane model on wooden base inside a clear protective dome. The model is presumably made from wood and synthetic materials. The front of the body of the plane is primarily painted in white and the back of the plane is painted in blue. The head of the plane is painted in black and brown. The interior base is painted blue and green. The wings of the model are glued to the interior of the protective dome. The model is set on a slanted wooden base.

Decoration

The top surface of the model has a representation of a large seagull.