"The ugliest aircraft in the world"
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 9:25 pm"The ugliest aircraft in the world"
- far too many people to mention.
"The Fairey Gannet was a British carrier-borne anti-submarine warfare and airborne early warning aircraft of the post-Second World War era developed for the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm by the Fairey Aviation Company. It is a mid-wing monoplane with a tricycle undercarriage and a crew of three, and double turboprop engine driving two contra-rotating propellers."
"The Gannet was very much an unsung hero; it was vital to the Navy's anti-submarine defence for several years before helicopters took over this role, but it was in the airborne early warning (AEW) role that it gained most recognition. The lack of any AEW capability after the Gannet had been prematurely retired was to prove disastrous only a few years after the last AEW Gannet was retired from RN service during the Falklands conflict..."
Last minute entry here folks!
I found the Gannet here at SimV.
I found the Gannet here at SimV.
The scenery is the demo from ORBX (KHQM) suggested by Daube..... 
The sky is provided by those wonderful HDE V2 clouds and sky, updated to work in FSX, i found those via a google search, though im sure they are probably here at SimV...
The sky is provided by those wonderful HDE V2 clouds and sky, updated to work in FSX, i found those via a google search, though im sure they are probably here at SimV...
FSX Acceleration, shot taken from spot view, Running on Win 7 Ultimate via Bootcamp on imac i5. Who needs Nvidia!!!!!
Info from 'Thunder and Lightnings' and Wikipedia.
Many thanks for looking and good luck all
