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Postby Reg0r » Wed May 09, 2007 8:47 pm

Being a bit of an older person, I have a hankering for some of the oder aircraft. The fairey Gannet was a carrier borne aircraft operated by the poms, Aussies and Luftwaffe. It dates to the late fifties, and the Aussie carrier Melbourne had them on board when it visited Auckland abou '57. Having built a scale 36 inch wingspan control line model as ateen, I still hanker for them. Am pleased tp report that I now regularly fly the flight sim version off Whenuapai, and stooge around Auckland.
Anybody else interested in the Gannet? B-)
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Postby ooOO00OOoo » Wed May 09, 2007 8:54 pm

Sounds intersting. Can you post a screenshot please?
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Postby Naki » Wed May 09, 2007 9:23 pm

Yes please some screen shoots :) - where did you get it from?
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Postby chopper_nut » Wed May 09, 2007 9:33 pm

For a while, every museum I went to overseas had a Gannett in it. Still heaps in Aussie.
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Postby creator2003 » Wed May 09, 2007 9:46 pm

Heres a shot of a real one fifth one down the page http://maxair2air.com/AIR/A/BESTOF/Ray_Pittman.html
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Postby Ian Warren » Wed May 09, 2007 9:48 pm

chopper_nut wrote: For a while, every museum I went to overseas had a Gannett in it. Still heaps in Aussie.

Halfway up the side off 1 back 2001 at Nowra .. bugger caught ! .. i seem to do that at Museums , ... Canberra crawling around the bombay , no not Canberra Bomber .. the Lanc in MWM .. WHOOPS :o ..... wiggy seems to be home never a prob there ?

EDIT .. Huge PLANES Twin jet Prop on single contra .. that for u oo000oo :lol: :o

EDIT Again , missed your ADD'd there Mike .. Big as mentioned and Carrier Borne , .. engines twin Mamba jet from mem , love to hear one or see a display .
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Postby Reg0r » Tue May 15, 2007 9:13 pm

I've got a screenshot of the Gannet over Auckland, but can't quite follow the instructions on how to upload. Managed to post it on the web at photobucket.com, but got lost after that. Helppp!!!
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Postby Alex » Tue May 15, 2007 9:16 pm

After chucking it on photobucket just put this in your post;
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[img]Photobucket URL Here[/img]

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Postby Reg0r » Tue May 15, 2007 9:21 pm

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Postby ardypilot » Tue May 15, 2007 9:25 pm

Looks like an 'interesting' shaped plane ;)

What model is that?
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Postby Ian Warren » Tue May 15, 2007 10:35 pm

Reg0r wrote: user posted image

Fairey Gannet

ReG .. were is to d/load .. is it recommend D/load ... these are huge single prop twin turbine .. B-) see a Carrier . the Eagle , simular to the Mel by Alpha on its way .. there is an Ark out there , but great u posted anyways s .. give me HU on were to find model

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