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The Gannets were very photogenic and larger than you think. They also made a unique noise.

I would love to see one taxy again, let alone fly...

yeah ive seen a few in museums myself but im curious about this "unique" sound

Olicat wrote:yeah ive seen a few in museums myself but im curious about this "unique" sound

Most counter rotators have a similar sound. It's quite evocative

i cant actually remember hearing a Contra prop, that said i've seen the antanov transport one

The Armstrong Siddeley 'Double Mambas' were unique and the twin Koffman cartridge starts were (like the Canberra) something to behold.


http://www.faireygannetxt752.com/media

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_ ... uble_Mamba

Edit some more background from DamienB here

http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk ... php?id=193


Ian

As Gaz said , similar to this only only without the Griffon growl due to the Gannet being a turboprop

And the reason I put this vid up [other than being my favorite vid on YT] is because Kennet aviation is putting 1 of these [well ,the fixed wing F-46 version] back in the air before their Gannet

griffon engine?
sounds luverly

Has anyone found any footage of the Westland Wyvern which used piston and turboprop engines?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Wyvern

there's one here:

Edit: skip to 6:17

Can you believe the number of prototypes which flew at Farnborough - before the public? Most of them were scrapped and never entered service



BTW I was born in 1950.

Here is the reason XT 752 was standed for 8 years in Goose Bay

https://www.facebook.com/FaireyGannetXT752

That's amazing - what a brilliant ruling - I do hope they get all the spares back ..

I used to stare in wonderment at the Gannet that was outside Flambards in Cornwall when my kids were growing up



That bloke in the back must have felt really cut off

How on earth did it fly so well ... it's HUGE.... apparently in the cruise they would shut down one of the Mambas and fly on one - then switch over occassionally to even up the hours ...

Inside Flambards they had a cut away Double Mamba to show how it worked .. incredible engineering ...

It's gone elsewhere now - up to Davidstow Airfield and Cornwall At War Museum being looked after much better

Moving it .....
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?78515-Moving-the-Flambards-Gannet

http://www.cornwallatwarmuseum.co.uk/gallery/details.php?image_id=67

Good news. Loved the Gannet when I was a kid. After 8 years, will the spares still be recoverable, or have they been scrapped etc.?