Fairey Gannet

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I knew the lad himself would show up :)


Having seen preliminary polys - this one will be a keeper - Rob is putting alot of love into it already -- get your FSX Ark out of
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No pressure then Leif :lol:

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Hi Rob..

I had a feeling you might say that. The cockpits on the Woodley Gannet are the only thing I don't have shots of. As it is, I think the rear was damaged by vandals, evident by scorch marks on the broken canopy and the front may have been sealed against the weather because the old girl sits outside. They're a 'funny' lot at Woodley anyway.. not nasty or impolite.. just funny. I was a member there (though not a regular as the day they're open coincides with me going to Brooklands) and always got the feeling I'd either never fit in or I'd have to be there for 20 years :lol:

There are some fairly decent shots of both in Warpaint No.23 but this is all I have I'm afraid other than a shot of the main panel (literally, the main panel) which Woodley have inside next to the cutaway Mamba :)

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Just in case you don't already have these pics ......nice ones of the front and rear cockpits,, hope it helps

http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/fair ... upch_1.htm
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Re: Fairey Gannet

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DaveB wrote:Hi Rob..

I had a feeling you might say that. The cockpits on the Woodley Gannet are the only thing I don't have shots of. As it is, I think the rear was damaged by vandals, evident by scorch marks on the broken canopy and the front may have been sealed against the weather because the old girl sits outside. They're a 'funny' lot at Woodley anyway.. not nasty or impolite.. just funny. I was a member there (though not a regular as the day they're open coincides with me going to Brooklands) and always got the feeling I'd either never fit in or I'd have to be there for 20 years :lol:

There are some fairly decent shots of both in Warpaint No.23 but this is all I have I'm afraid other than a shot of the main panel (literally, the main panel) which Woodley have inside next to the cutaway Mamba :)

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Hi Dave,
I have telephoned Duxford with a view to having a look in the cockpit but it is difficult to find anyone there with knowledge of aircraft in general let alone the Gannet in particular and they are reluctant to let me climb up that far whithout proper staging, health and safetey being what it is! They did say they would look into the matter and let me know.
It might be worth popping down there just for a look in the well stocked bookshop, I'll keep looking anyway, thank you very much for your interest.

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Re: Fairey Gannet

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Seaking wrote:Just in case you don't already have these pics ......nice ones of the front and rear cockpits,, hope it helps

http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/fair ... upch_1.htm
Thank you for that SeaKing,
These are the shots I'm working from at the moment but the very thing you want to see is always just out of picture!

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Re: Fairey Gannet

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Rob just dropped some screenshots over at the Pond for those who are interested

Nice looking piece of kit

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DispatchDragon wrote:Rob just dropped some screenshots over at the Pond for those who are interested

Nice looking piece of kit

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Hi Dispatch, do you have a link?

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Thank you Garry

Sometimes (often) I forget people don't know where Im talking about.

Ive posted Robs Original screenies on the front page proper there.

And Andys excellent screenshots in the Galley under classic British Screenshots.

It is a BIG brute.
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