Fairey Gannet
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The Fairey Gannet is a carrier-borne aircraft that was designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer the Fairey Aviation Company. It was developed for the Royal Navy, being the first fixe
A Royal Navy Fairey Gannet AS.4
The Gannet's distinctive double folding wing. This specimen is shown in storage at the Australian Fleet Air Arm Museum.
Newly assembled Gannet AS.4 at Manchester Airport, June 1956
Gannet T.2 advanced trainer demonstrating in 1955 with one-half of the Double Mamba shut down and weapons bay open
The Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba is a turboprop engine design developed in the late 1940s of around 3,000–4,000 hp. It was used mostly on the Fairey Gannet anti-submarine aircraft developed for the
Fairey Gannet
…Fairey approached the engine manufacturer Armstrong Siddeley to develop a new engine based on the existing Armstrong Siddeley Mamba turboprop: the Double Mamba (otherwise known as the "Twin Mamba"). This engine basically comprised a pair of Mamba engines that were mounted side-by-side and sharing a common…
Preserved Double Mamba at the Imperial War Museum Duxford
Cut away of a double mamba power unit at The Flambards Experience in Cornwall
Double Mamba in a non-display aircraft at the Fleet Air Arm Museum (Australia).