Fairey Gannet.

**xm607** · 07-09-2012, 06:55 PM

Hi guys. Just a few screens of the aeroplane I'm currently flying.

Its an amazing bit of freeware from the Britsim website, which has all sorts of aircraft to suit any taste, weather you are into civil or military aviation.
Credit has to go to the people that make these models in thier own time, such high quality.

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**jeh** · 07-09-2012, 06:58 PM

Great shots, I enjoy this model too. Greetings from Essex.

Oh and please post more classic British aeroplanes!

**xm607** · 07-09-2012, 07:08 PM

Theres plenty more where they came from. just trying to spread them out a bit so I don't spam the forum

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**FlyingKiwi** · 07-09-2012, 08:15 PM

Neat shots - the Gannet certainly isn't the most attractive aircraft ever but I suppose it's built for a purpose.

**xm607** · 07-09-2012, 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by FlyingKiwi

Neat shots - the Gannet certainly isn't the most attractive aircraft ever but I suppose it's built for a purpose.

I agree, its not all that pretty

. But it flys well, and its really easy to land, both on a runway and a carrier (taking off on a carrier can be a bit hair raising though) .

**darrenvox** · 07-09-2012, 10:31 PM

I ave a gannet but doesn't look as nice as this

**Adam24** · 07-10-2012, 05:42 AM

That plane looks strange

**xm607** · 07-10-2012, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by Adam24

That plane looks strange

It's not the most beautiful aircraft, I admit

. But There are reasons that it looks like that, the fusalage is so deep because it has a huge weapons bay capeable of holding 4 torpedoes (iirc) and the nose is high so that the nose wheel can have re-enforced shock absorbers to take the punishment of carrier landings. I only really downloaded it because I'm trying to build up a collection of Aircraft operated by the Royal Navy, becuse I served 4 1/2 years in the Royal Navy.