Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)
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james_TW said:
What's that in the far back with the twice folded wings?
As others have said, it's a Fairey Gannet, specifically an AEW3 version. A late 1950s "stop-gap" design evolved from the anti-submarine/strike version to replace the Douglas Skyraider ( https://www.fleetairarm.com/exhibit/douglas-skyrai... ) in the AEW role for the FAA. Still soldiering on nearly 20 years later, it would probably have gone on longer if the carriers it lived on hadn't been scrapped.There's one (XL502) at Elvington... http://yorkshireairmuseum.org/latest-news/explorin...
And another AEW3 (XP226) at Newark... http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/
Newark's example...
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/8724899
yellowjack said:
As others have said, it's a Fairey Gannet, specifically an AEW3 version. A late 1950s "stop-gap" design evolved from the anti-submarine/strike version to replace the Douglas Skyraider ( https://www.fleetairarm.com/exhibit/douglas-skyrai... ) in the AEW role for the FAA. Still soldiering on nearly 20 years later, it would probably have gone on longer if the carriers it lived on hadn't been scrapped.
There's one (XL502) at Elvington... And another AEW3 (XP226) at Newark... http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/
Newark's example...
Also one parked between some hangars at White Waltham, visible on Google Earth.There's one (XL502) at Elvington... And another AEW3 (XP226) at Newark... http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/
Newark's example...
FourWheelDrift said:
But it worked, think of it as a tool to do a job without a need to show off.
Google Westland Wyvern
I'm not so sure, the Wyvern isn't too bad to my eyes. It has a certain sleekness in the same way you could call a humpback whale sleek Google Westland Wyvern
Whereas the Gannet AEW.3 posted above has that big angular fuselage with blobby looking bits on it, and that little cockpit glass right at the front. It looks purposeful, I'll give it that.
AlexC1981 said:
I'm not so sure, the Wyvern isn't too bad to my eyes. It has a certain sleekness in the same way you could call a humpback whale sleek
Whereas the Gannet AEW.3 posted above has that big angular fuselage with blobby looking bits on it, and that little cockpit glass right at the front. It looks purposeful, I'll give it that.
Oh I don't know, I find the Gannet an oddly attractive aircraft. Whereas the Gannet AEW.3 posted above has that big angular fuselage with blobby looking bits on it, and that little cockpit glass right at the front. It looks purposeful, I'll give it that.
The Zoe Wanamaker of the plane world if you will. Mmmm Zoe Wanamaker....
AlexC1981 said:
I'm not so sure, the Wyvern isn't too bad to my eyes. It has a certain sleekness in the same way you could call a humpback whale sleek
Whereas the Gannet AEW.3 posted above has that big angular fuselage with blobby looking bits on it, and that little cockpit glass right at the front. It looks purposeful, I'll give it that.
It came in two very distinct guises - neither particularly pretty - Whereas the Gannet AEW.3 posted above has that big angular fuselage with blobby looking bits on it, and that little cockpit glass right at the front. It looks purposeful, I'll give it that.
the AS version -
the AEW3 -
There was also a trainer version and a cargo version, both based on the AS variant.
Was it the fastest?
It's main attribute was the long wings which was supposed to give better performance at altitude. Very few were made and most ended up being used for local airfield defence, especially at airfields where Me 262s were based as the 262s were very vulnerable as the slowed down to land and needed protecting in and around their bases.
It's main attribute was the long wings which was supposed to give better performance at altitude. Very few were made and most ended up being used for local airfield defence, especially at airfields where Me 262s were based as the 262s were very vulnerable as the slowed down to land and needed protecting in and around their bases.
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