Airfix byggesett i plast av det Fairey Gannet COD.4 i skala 1/48. Inneholder 245 deler.
Vanskelighetsgrad: 4 av 4
Lengde: 29 cm
Vingebredde: 34,4 cm
Informasjon fra Airfix:
Arguably the most unconventional Fairey-designed aircraft to enter full production, the Gannet was developed to meet a 1945 Royal Navy requirement for an advanced carrier-based turboprop-powered anti-submarine hunter-killer.
Intended to counter the recent expansion of the Soviet submarine fleet at the start of the Cold War era, the Gannet was equipped with the last electronic detection equipment and if an enemy submarine was detected, it could be marked, tracked and attacked using bombs, depth charges, rockets and air-launched acoustic torpedoes. It was a highly effective anti-submarine aircraft, able to attack submarines on the surface or submerged.
One feature of the Gannet that gave it a unique appearance was its innovative Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba powerplant. This arrangement saw two gas turbine engines mounted side by side, sharing a common gearbox, but operating independently, each engine driving its own coaxially mounted, contra-rotating propeller. Another unique feature was the bi-folding wing system, designed to allow this large aircraft to be stored aboard relatively small aircraft carriers.
Markings:
Fairey Gannet COD.4, 849 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Hermes, 1969.(A)
Fairey Gannet COD.4, 849 Naval Air Squadron, B Flight, HMS Ark Royal, 1970. (B)
Fairey Gannet AS.4/COD.4, Flag Officer Aircraft Carriers (F.O.A.C.), RAF Changhi, 1965. (C)
Anbefalte farger fra Heller/Humbrol:
Fellesfarger for alle versjonene:
11 Silver
24 Trainer Yellow
30 Dark Green
33 Black
34 White
53 Gun Metal
56 Aluminum
60 Scarlet
61 Flesh
62 Leather
85 Coal Black
89 Middle Blue
90 Beige Green
103 Cream
123 Dark Sea Grey
Ekstra farger til versjon A og B:
77 Navy Blue
Ekstra farger til versjon B:
168 Hemp
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