A11009 Fairey Gannet COD.4
£59.99
1:48 Scale Item Scale
245 Parts Included
4 Skill Level
3 Scheme Options
Product Info
Arguably the most unconventional Fairey-designed aircraft to enter full production, the
Gannet was developed to meet a 1945 Royal Navy requirement for an advanced
carrier-based turboprop-powered anti-submarine hunter-killer.
Intended to counter the recent expansion of the Soviet submarine fleet at the start of
the Cold War era, the Gannet was equipped with the last electronic detection equipment
and if an enemy submarine was detected, it could be marked, tracked and attacked
using bombs, depth charges, rockets and air-launched acoustic torpedoes. It was a
highly effective anti-submarine aircraft, able to attack submarines on the surface or
submerged.
One feature of the Gannet that gave it a unique appearance was its innovative Armstrong
Siddeley Double Mamba powerplant. This arrangement saw two gas turbine engines
mounted side by side, sharing a common gearbox, but operating independently,
each engine driving its own coaxially mounted, contra-rotating propeller. Another
unique feature was the bi-folding wing system, designed to allow this large aircraft
to be stored aboard relatively small aircraft carriers.
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