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For starters the Gannet getting airworthy?
https://scontent-man2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/289366177_558057535828140_198746439524182571_n.jpg?_nc_cat=1 10&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8631f5&_nc_ohc=9T0EURZMWHQAX_jgF8U&_nc_ht=scontent-man2-1.xx&oh=00_AT_j2UFnYlvMeI2Uj8ExDpwcrEW1whPGSPRtkR50NsTmBw&oe=62EE8635
Pypard
3rd Aug 2022, 15:19
"the" Gannet? Which one?
DaveReidUK
3rd Aug 2022, 18:03
Presumably Wisconsin-based T.5 XT752. AFAIK it's the only Gannet that has flown within the last decade.
There's certainly no prospect of seeing any of the pictured AEW.3s ever flying again.
Presumably Wisconsin-based T.5 XT752. AFAIK it's the only Gannet that has flown within the last decade.
There's certainly no prospect of seeing any of the pictured AEW.3s ever flying again.
I don't know the history but probably, yes. There was one just recently (last 10 years) in the UK that kept trying to get airworthy then it all went silent.
Has it been sold stateside and do you know why it isn't flown?
treadigraph
3rd Aug 2022, 19:10
Tim Manna's Kennet Aviation had XL500 under restoration - it's now with another owner and displayed at the South Wales Aviation Museum, not sure if flight is still a goal.
I seem to recall that nobody could be found to overhaul the propellers. I can't remember whether it was lack of special tooling or capability.
I can't post any links ( I have 12 posts so not sure why...)
It looks like Navy Wings is getting the US Gannet...
They are appealing on Facebook for experienced engineers to help get it back in the air in the US, then back to the UK...
chevvron
4th Aug 2023, 09:41
For starters the Gannet getting airworthy?
https://scontent-man2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/289366177_558057535828140_198746439524182571_n.jpg?_nc_cat=1 10&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8631f5&_nc_ohc=9T0EURZMWHQAX_jgF8U&_nc_ht=scontent-man2-1.xx&oh=00_AT_j2UFnYlvMeI2Uj8ExDpwcrEW1whPGSPRtkR50NsTmBw&oe=62EE8635
Napier engined Typhoon should be flying at Sywell soon if it hasn't already flown and there's also a Tempest being restored in Canada..
treadigraph
4th Aug 2023, 09:47
Other way round Chev, and shouldn't this be in the Tempest thread? :)
Pypard
4th Aug 2023, 09:48
Napier engined Typhoon should be flying at Sywell soon if it hasn't already flown and there's also a Tempest being restored in Canada..
Don't you mean Bristol-engined Tempest at Sywell and Typhoon being restored in Canada?
chevvron
4th Aug 2023, 12:36
Other way round Chev, and shouldn't this be in the Tempest thread? :)
DAD!
Oi fink oi got it wrong again.:uhoh::{
Don't you mean Bristol-engined Tempest at Sywell and Typhoon being restored in Canada?
And another Typhoon being restored at Duxford..
AirportsEd
8th Aug 2023, 09:58
https://www.key.aero/article/us-based-fairey-gannet-make-first-flight-years
longer ron
8th Aug 2023, 10:54
I can't post any links ( I have 12 posts so not sure why...)
Hi VM
Posts in Jetblast do not count towards your total post count - your post count is only showing 6 atm and there is sometimes a 'lag' with post moderation etc until you 'officially' have 10 to your credit.
Hi VM
Posts in Jetblast do not count towards your total post count - your post count is only showing 6 atm and there is sometimes a 'lag' with post moderation etc until you 'officially' have 10 to your credit.
Ahhh… that explains it.. thanks..!
albatross
8th Aug 2023, 23:55
Joke…..What? No credit for “damaged” and “Probable”? …I guess Jetblast is the PP equivalent of a Bombing and Gunnery Range, doesn’t count as actual Ops. …. .Joke over.
Hi VM
Posts in Jetblast do not count towards your total post count - your post count is only showing 6 atm and there is sometimes a 'lag' with post moderation etc until you 'officially' have 10 to your credit.
chevvron
9th Aug 2023, 06:48
Ah an Albatross; that reminds me of another 'Whatever happened to'. I understand there's a Grumman Albatross at Southampton undergoing maintenance.
It's mentioned in www.blackbusheairport.proboards.com/thread/3/photo-day?page=302&scrollTo=18843 dated Aug 7 but no other details eg location are known.
Newforest2
9th Aug 2023, 07:14
Might be N98TP which arrived from Bergen about 6.00 p.m.! Don't know its' current location...........
treadigraph
9th Aug 2023, 08:17
IN98TP doesn't appear to have left Southampton since it arrived on Saturday evening.
chevvron , for some reason I'm getting a security alert on that Blackbushe link... if it's the one with all the historic pics, shame as it's well worth a gandet.
chevvron
9th Aug 2023, 10:38
IN98TP doesn't appear to have left Southampton since it arrived on Saturday evening.
chevvron , for some reason I'm getting a security alert on that Blackbushe link... if it's the one with all the historic pics, shame as it's well worth a gandet.
Sometimes happens with Blackbushe proboards.
Easiest way to clear it is to sign on to the forum; it's free.(plus you get to see a whole huge library of photos both ancent and modern; it's titled 'Picture of the Day' )
Whilst on the subject, you may wish to look at www.airfieldresearchgroup.org.uk/forum too.