And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Friday, November 19, 2021
The Fairey Gannet is a British carrier borne aircraft of the post second world war era. Developed for the RN Fleet Air Arm. Mid wing mono with tricycle undercarriage and crew of 3.
Has twin side by side engines that each drive a prop. The plane can fly with one engine shut down and the corresponding prop feathered. Who would have known. Cool
Kinda looks like an Avenger knock-off
ReplyDeletetrying to imagine telling a story that starts with "There I was in a Fairey Gannet..."
ReplyDeleteWhat was it's principal Role? A fighter, bomber? Recon?
ReplyDeleteThe variant in the photo is anti-submarine warfare. There was also an airborne early warning version.
ReplyDeleteNothing to do with the Avenger, just a classic example of how to do things in the most complicated way possible!
ReplyDeleteYeah, check out the Fairey Barracuda....another Brit a/c designed by committee!
DeleteThat Gannet, the only flyable Gannet left, lives in New Richmond, WI. I wonder if is flying over one of the Apostle Islands, on Lake Superior?
ReplyDeleteHas twin side by side engines that each drive a prop. The plane can fly with one engine shut down and the corresponding prop feathered. Who would have known. Cool
ReplyDeletetwo engines, contra rotating props, Z folding wings and ugly by the bucketload. You know it has to be English.
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