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Home » Military » Military Aviation » Military Aircraft » Anti Submarine Warfare Aircraft » The Fairey Gannet AEW 3 The Fairey Gannet AEW 3 in Military Issues Resource Directory |
Responding to a request of Royal Navy for an ASW aircraft, Fairey Aircraft began development of the Gannet, whose maiden flight was at Aldermaston on 19th september, 1949 and made the first deck landing by a turboprop aircraft, on HMS Illustrious R87 on 19 June 1950 , by pilot Lieutenant Commander G. Callingham . It was designed to carry a crew of three, motorized with an unusual ArmstrongSiddeley Double Mamba coupled turboprop engine driving separate propellers, one of which could be stopped after liftoff to save fuel and extend range. The aircraft could be armed with torpedoes, depth charges and missiles, with a max speed of 299 mph and a range of 662 Nm.