FAIREY GANNET

 

BRAND and MODEL
FAIREY GANNET
TYPE
Carrier-borne anti-submarine search-and-strike aircraft
ORIGIN
United Kingdom
ENGINE
One 2,200 kw (2,950 ehp) Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba 100 turboprop
SPECIFICATIONS

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Wingspan: 16.56 m (54 ft 4 in)

Wingspan folded: 6.08 m (19 ft 11 in)

Length: 13.1 m (43 ft)

Height: 4.2 m (13 ft 8½ in)

Wing area: 45.52 m² (490 sq ft)

Max speed at sea level: 481 km/h (299 mph)

Initial rate of climb: 671 m/min (2,200 ft/min)

Service ceiling: 7,620 m (25,000 ft)

Range at 390 km/h (242 mph): 826 km (513 miles)

Range at 312 km/h (194 mph) at sea level: 1,065 km (662 miles)

Empty weight: 6,382 kg (14,069 lb)

Loaded weight: 8,891 kg (19,600 lb)

PHOTO
tangmere-museum.org.uk:Source of phothograph