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PPRuNeUser0154
3rd Aug 2022, 14:40
For starters the Gannet getting airworthy?
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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.
PPRuNeUser0154
3rd Aug 2022, 18:41
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.