En betydligt mer modifierad version var AEW.3. Fairey Gannet AEW.3 XL450 BY-764 849 YVTN 07.70 edited-3.jpg 1,024 × 692; 871 KB Fairey Gannet AEW.jpg 761 × 571; 130 KB Fairey Gannet AEW3 3 side drawing.PNG 431 × 737; 104 KB The T.2 and T.5 trainers were finished in silver overall, with a yellow "Trainer band" on rear fuselage and wings.The prototype first flew on 19 September 1949 and made the first deck landing by a By the mid-1960s, the AS.1s and AS.4s had been replaced by the Tests on the harness restraint system in the Gannet were carried out after a midflight failure due to the release cables binding. A couple of worthwhile You Tube videos of Fairey Gannet AEW.3, XL502 taxiing and in flight can be viewed by clicking here and here.

The Fairey Gannet AEW.3 was a variant of the Fairey Gannet anti-submarine warfare aircraft intended to be used in the airborne early warning (AEW) role on aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy. Gannet T.2 advanced trainer demonstrating in 1955 with one-half of the Double Mamba shut down and weapons bay openUp to 2,000lb of bombs, torpedoes, depth charges and rockets The aircraft considere… The aircraft had a typical endurance of 5–6 hours and a maximum altitude of 25,000 ft (7,600 m). Shortly afterwards the starboard engine ran down to 60%. The AEW Gannet was to disappear with the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers, but the same radar was to soldier on under the noses of Avro Shackeltons until the introduction of the RAF’s Boeing E-3 Sentry. However, the rest of the harness had fallen clear and so the pilot was committed to a ditching without any restraint from shoulder or lap straps. The Fairey Gannet AEW.3 was a variant of the Fairey Gannet anti-submarine warfare aircraft intended to be used in the airborne early warning (AEW) role on aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy.It was introduced to service in 1959 to replace the obsolete Douglas Skyraider, and was intended as an interim solution until the planned introduction of a new, purpose built AEW …

The Double Mamba engine could be run with one Mamba stopped to conserve fuel and extend endurance for cruise flight. As far as 1/72 scale AEW Mk 3 Gannets go, I am aware of Aeroclub’s vac-form and white metal conversion for the old Frog/Novo Gannet kit, and resin kits by Magna Models and Alley Cat. I'll be working with them and with Resin2Detail to upgrade this kit so it can be offered under the R2D line in the near future. 849 Squadron Gannet AEW.3 showing wing folding system.In the late 1950s, the Royal Navy operated the piston-engined The intention was to use the Gannet as a stop-gap measure prior to the acquisition of a The Gannet AEW.3 was operated throughout its service by 849 NAS, which formed a total of four operational flights (A-D), each containing four AEW aircraft with a Gannet COD.4 for ship to shore communications.The AN/APS-20 radar was initially developed during the The phased withdrawal of the Gannet AEW, as part of the draw-down of fixed wing aviation in the Fleet Air Arm, led to a need for the The Royal Navy developed its tactics in regards to airborne early warning using the Skyraider, and evolved them with the increased capabilities of the Gannet, in that aircraft had observers trained to interpret the information coming in from the onboard radar, and use it to control either the However, due to the quality of the equipment, the Gannet had limited The Gannet had a three person crew, consisting of the pilot, located in the cockpit at the front of the aircraft, and a pair of observers in the cabin in the fuselage, accessible via a hatch next to the trailing edge of the wing.