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.

 

What's in the box?

Plastic kit

Instruction sheet

Paint guide

Decal Sheet

Parts: 245

 

Scheme Options: 2

  • Supermarine Spitfire Tr.9, B Flight, Irish Air Corps / An tAerchór, Baldonnel Aerodrome, Dublin, Republic of Ireland/Poblacht na heireann, 1951
  • Supermarine Spitfire Tr.9, Iver, Buckinghamshire, England, 1969

 

Item Dimensions - Without Packaging:

Length (cm) – 29.0

Width (cm) – 34.4

Wingspan (mm) - 344

 

Paint and glue not included

SKU AIR-11009
Brand Airfix

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