Fairey Gannet Aircraft

Fairey Gannet T.2, Coventry

Production Details

Design Company:

Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

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

Span:

54 ft 4 in

Length:

43 ft

Height:

13 ft 8.5 in

Wing Area:

Unknown

Empty:

14,069 lb

Loaded:

23,446 lb

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

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