Fairey Gannet

The Fairey Gannet was a British carrier-borne anti-submarine warfare and airborne early warning aircraft of the post-Second World War era developed for the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm by the Fairey Aviation Company. It is a mid-wing monoplane with a tricycle undercarriage and a crew of three and double turboprop engine driving two contra-rotating propellers.

The Fairey Gannet was the answer to a post-WWII carrier-based strike and reconnaissance aircraft.1
The Trumpeter 1/72 Fairey Gannet AS Mk1/4 Sqn RNAS Culdrose is a plastic model kit in the Trumpeter Aircraft Plastic Model Kits range.2
The Fairey Gannet is a very bizarre-looking plane in the air and is definitely in the running for ugliest carrier airplane.3
This RN Fairey Gannet was one of a number of visitors to Birmingham Airport for the ceremonial handover of control of the airport by the Ministry of Civil Aviation 4
Fairey Gannet ads page at Classic Aircraft Classic Aircraft Homepage Fairey Gannet Spare Parts at Classic Aircraft = 5
The Fairey Gannet was a Brittish carier-borne anti-submarine warfare and airborne early warning aircraft of the post-Second World War era developed for the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm 6
Fairey Gannet Aircraft Information = Fairey Gannet Gannet Warbird Picture - Fairey Gannet AEW.7
Fairey Gannet finds home at local airport = The British accents were easy to pick out despite the noise of the moment.8
The carrier-borne Fairey Gannet, designed for anti-submarine duty, made its first flight in 1949 and was the first aircraft in the world to fly with a coupled jet turbine power 9
flight, the ungainly Fairey Gannet is one of the rather unsung heroes of post war military aviation.10
The Fairey Gannet was later traded off to another museum for an aircraft they wanted to add to their collection. The Fairey was a strange looking aircraft.11

Made by Fairey Aviation Company.

aircraft, the Fairey Gannet was first flown on September 19, 1949.12
The Fairey Gannet is a single-engine three-seat carrier-based anti-submarine aircraft produced by the British manufacturer Fairey Aviation Company Limited.13
Fairey Gannet cockpit section Photograph at Classic Aircraft = There are over 120 photographs in the image gallery of old aeroplanes.14
The Fairey Gannet ECM6, RNAS Brawdy XG797/766B was the first Fairey Gannet to be released in the Sky Guardians Europe range.15
Fairey Gannet seen on the mockup carrier deck at the Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton.16
The first 1/72 plastic kit of the Fairey Gannet was a very basic release from Frog which I first saw at the old Bonnie Brae Hobbies in around 1959 if I recall correctly.17
The Fairey Gannet was a British Carrier Bourne anti submarine warfare and early warning aircraft of the post second world war era developed for the Royal Navy's Fllet 18
The Fairey Gannet was a British carrier-borne anti-submarine (ASW) and airborne early warning (AEW) three-seat mid-wing monoplane, with double Mamba turbo-prop engines driving 19
Fairey Gannet, Royal Navy model by Sky Guardians Europe from The Aviation Model Store Product Review Sky Guardians Europe are due to release this limited edition diecast model of the Royal Navy 20
Fairey Gannet Repaints for FS2004 = The following repaints are for the classic Fairey Gannet model by Kazunori Ito.21
Fairey Gannet had a long service life, mostly thanks to the adaptability of the airframe and the fact that there was no other aircraft around to perform 22
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Height Main
513.08
Height Alt
5.13 m
Length Alt
13.41 m
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
*List of aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm
Range Main
700 mi
Loaded Weight Main
25000.0
Designer
H. E. Chaplin
Type Of Prop
Turboprop
Introduced
1953
Max Speed Main
250 mph
Power Main
3
875 hp
Ceiling Main
25000.0
Number Built
348
Crew
3
Retired
1978-12-15
15
Armament
None
Area Main
490.0
Primary user
Royal Navy
Span Alt
16.57 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
2890.0
Engine(prop)
Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba ASMD 4
Propeller Or Rotor
propeller
Manufacturer
Fairey Aviation Company
Number Of Props
1
First Flight
19
Production End Year
1959
National Origin
United Kingdom
Loaded Weight Alt
11400.0
More Performance
21600.0
Propellers
2
Production Start Year
1953
Length Main
44.0
Span Main
1656.0800000000002
Area Alt
45.5 m²
Range Alt
609
Similar Aircraft
*Breguet Alizé*Grumman S-2 Tracker*Short Seamew*Tupolev Tu-91
Max Speed Alt
217
Ceiling Alt
7
600 m
Produced
1953
Category
Aircraft with contra-rotating propellers
British anti-submarine aircraft 1940-1949
Carrier-based aircraft
Fairey aircraft
Inverted gull-wing aircraft

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