Fairey Gannet Aircraft
Fairey Gannet T.2, Coventry | |
Production Details | |
Design Company: |
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First Flight: |
19 September 1949 |
Prototypes: |
3 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes |
Gannet AS.1: |
114 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes 66 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Stockport |
Gannet T.2: |
35 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes |
Gannet AEW.3: |
44 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes |
Gannet AS.4: |
46 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes 36 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Stockport |
Gannet T.5: |
8 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Fairey Gannet AS.4 |
Type: |
Three seat anti-submarine and training monoplane |
Wing: |
Mid wing monoplane. All metal structure. Wings fold mechanically, the inner sections folding up and the outer sections folding down simultaneously |
Fuselage: |
All metal monocoque structure |
Tail Unit: |
Cantilever monoplane type, with two small auxiliary fins attached to leading edges of tail planes |
Landing Gear: |
Retractable tricycle type |
Power Plant: |
One Armstrong Siddleley Double Mamba coupled turboprop, driving Rotol co-axial contra-rotating fully-feathering airscrews |
Accommodation: |
Crew of three in individual cockpits with rearward sliding canopies |
Armament: |
Torpedos, bombs, depth charges, sonar buoys in internal bomb bay. Rockets, sonar buoys under wings |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
54 ft 4 in |
Length: |
43 ft |
Height: |
13 ft 8.5 in |
Wing Area: |
Unknown |
Weights | |
Empty: |
14,069 lb |
Loaded: |
23,446 lb |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
299 mph |
Initial Rate of Climb: |
2,000 ft per minute |
Service Ceiling: |
25,000 ft |
Max Range: |
662 miles |
Preserved in British Museums | |
Gannet T.2: |
XA508 - Midland Air Museum, Coventry Airport - Display |
Gannet AEW.3: |
XL472 - Gatwick Aviation Museum, Charlwood - Display XL497 - Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum, Dumfries - Display XL502 - Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington - Display XL503 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton Airfield - Display XP226 - Newark Air Museum, Winthorpe Show Ground - Display |
Gannet AS.4: |
XA460 - AeroVenture, Doncaster - Display |
Gannet COD.4: |
XA466 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton Airfield - Stored |
Gannet T.5: |
XG883 - Museum of Berkshire Aviation, Woodley - Display |
Gannet ECM.6: |
XG797 - Imperial War Museum, Duxford Aerodrome - Display XG831 - Flambards Village Theme Park, Helston - Display |
Web Sites | |
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/gannet http://www.warbirdalley.com/gannet.htm |