FaireyGannetStartup

This Fairey Gannet XT752 is the last flying example of a unique British aircraft. It's owned by Harry Odone of New Richmond, Wisconsin.
It has a crew of three (Dad, Mom, and Son in this case). The turboprops are counter-rotating.
In this video is shown engine startup, wings extension, and taxi.
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[@frankbaine3918]

If you've ever owned a piece of British machinery, you'll be in awe of it's oddly beautiful and complicated mechanical design and then the existence of such a flying machine as this with Z-fold wings, counter-rotating props and twin engines barely raises an eyebrow.

[@loftsatsympaticodotc]

Well it SURELY raised MY eyebrows when it flashed by me on KZbin. So I stopped to take a look. Interesting; very interesting!

[@grahamj9101]

The Double Mamba was the very first gas turbine engine that I worked on as an apprentice at Bristol Siddeley, Coventry, in 1963.

[@davidbuchanan2106]

Used to watch Gannets flying in and out of RAF Lossiemouth back in the 1970s when I was at school. Like ugly ducklings!

[@tedsmith6137]

Same for me at the QANTAS Training School, 1970

[@davecrupel2817]

Somewhat technical question for you. It seems clear to me (im daring to presume, as im an aircraft mechanic myself) that the forward prop is connected to one or more of the power turbines in the engine. What is getting the 2nd prop to spin?

[@fredtedstedman]

@@davecrupel2817 one engine for each prop .

[@markallison4794]

@@fredtedstedman I believe it was SOP to loiter on one engine. Also the shutter effect with counter rotating props out of sync is wild.

[@phillipdoorbar1615]

I did a see off on one of these in 1973 as a 19 year old Junior Technician on Visiting Aircraft Flight at RAF Valley. We used an air start trolley called a paluste, which was a small jet engine in a box!! Once the forward prop was rotating, I had to go into the nose wheel undercarriage bay and remove the hose, - it scared the bejabus out of me !!!

[@phillipdoorbar1615]

@@fernandolichtschein4121 - thanks for that Fernando, - I wasn’t quite sure how it was spelled !! We also used the Palouste to start the Foland Gnat.

[@lmbhdsa]

But in this video is it starting up using pressurised air?

[@phillipdoorbar1615]

@@lmbhdsa yes, l would say so. Can’t see the colour of the cylinders, but probably compressed air.

[@hugejohnson5011]

@@phillipdoorbar1615 Definitely gas cylinders of some sort wrapped up on the fork truck. The fellow was disconnecting the air hose, just as you described. Pretty cool experience that you had!

[@stanleyziembienski4925]

I worked in a division of UTC back in the 90's in the design department.The company bought one of these that was a flyer, we were experimenting with noise levels with the counter rotating props. I was a draftsman working with drawings for mounting a microphone boom to the plane to measure levels. The project was canceled and never developed and the plane was donated to a local air museum.

[@pekkahyttinen2754]

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[@johnpittock9687]

My old friend Fleet Chief Glenister would been so pleased to see the old Gannet in operational condition but he always said the Twin Mamba engine could be awkward cow

[@rosiehawtrey]

The transfer case between the two engines is the issue - an oil leak, lack of oil or any other problem - bits of engine will be found in different counties. On the other hand they could run on the same (light bunker?) fuel the ships ran on if I remember right. And they could womble around for hours on loiter.

[@onenerdarmy]

Greatest family truckster of all time.

[@malucellidaniel222]

Génial,quelle belle mécanique,2 hélices contrarotatives avec apparemment 2 moteurs,les 2 hélices n'ont pas démarrées en même temps.

[@hugejohnson5011]

Wow! Watching this aeroplane taxi past the little Cessnas gives an idea of the size of that monster. That thing is a beast!

[@guaporeturns9472]

One of the coolest planes ever

[@fredtedstedman]

Now that's what I call a startup !! Those contra-props are crazy , when you add the interferance from the computer screen .

[@sparkplug0000]

You could see that airplane with no markings or other reference and still know, “yep, that’s British”.

[@guitarpilots76]

If it’s ugly and can still fly, it’s British.

[@archerpiperii2690]

@@guitarpilots76 Ain't that the truth!

[@kennethhamilton5633]

Cross decked with the Ark Royal way long time ago,Gannetts, Rolls-Royce Spey engined Phantoms, Buccaneers and British accents on the mess deck

[@georgebarnes8163]

Talk about the weird and wonderful, a totally outstanding aircraft in every possible way, designed for a purpose which it achieved so damned well.

[@TalkingGIJoe]

nice! love to see interesting aircraft preserved in flying condition!

[@trob0914]

Such a unique and beautiful A/C. I love this “British”beast!I loved the “ASW” version!!🇺🇸

[@chrisrichards1585]

We used to start one of these when I was doing my engineering apprenticeship but we used cartridges to start it. Quite a bang when they went off!

[@Muggles87]

Love a cartridge start. Don't think it does the engine much good though

[@F.A.A.F.0]

I didn't know cartridges would work on a turbine?

[@asd67lkj]

Used to service those when I served on HMAS Melbourne....NAM(W).....

[@RCHolwell]

Saw that plane at Goose Bay Airport, YYR, around 15 years ago roughly.

[@bobgibb2781]

I bet there's a generation who actually think that propellers really look like this when they are in motion .

[@ninjasonmylawn25]

I don't think so. We understand shutter and frame rates. We don't see videos of helicopters that look like the rotor blades aren't moving and think "yep, that's how helicopters work".

[@alexandrevautrain4953]

I just saw one in the comments below

[@RuiPlaneSpotter]

Fantastic video

[@mikejohnson5900]

What a fantastic looking plane the Gannet was.

[@nevillewalker6299]

Amazing aircraft. They used to low fly over our farm from Bramcote Airfield in Warwickshire England mid 50s

[@steveroper9768]

HMS Gamecock, handed over to the Army JLRRA was there in 1980

[@flyingtigerline]

Bizarrely beautiful.

[@EmmanuelMuthomi]

If I was the pilot the propeller view would have hypnotised me to sleep even before take off.

[@chrisambrose8838]

What a strange plane ! Must be a maintenance nightmare!! Lol

[@unvaxxeddoomerlife6788]

It unfolds its wings in a way that makes it seem alive.

[@stevelewis7263]

The optical illusion of the props is fascinating

[@davidelliott5843]

Much of that will be camera shutter speed with a short exposure time. But it must be amazing in real life.

[@jimydoolittle3129]

Powerful beauty 💪❤️✈️

[@troyh3628]

I really miss analog cameras. I wish I could see the props spin instead of looking like I'm having stroke.

[@hugejohnson5011]

Best description of that phenomenon that I have ever heard! Thank you for the laughs! I feel the same when I see moving parts on these modern cameras.

[@pauljohansson8609]

What a gorgeous plane

[@randlerobbertson8792]

A wonderful cold war machine sub hunter and killer. twin engined for take off and landing and cruised for hours on one side .Start up the other and switch off the first one.

[@lewiskemp5893]

I don't ever remember seeing one of these. Interesting props

[@nikhusamuddinniksulaiman9714]

Twin counter rotating propellers. The plane looks ungainly, yet it gets airborne.

[@jackmehoffer1037]

Wow just beautiful

[@XCougar85X]

Wow at 5:55 it just dwarfs those little Cessna's. Thanks for sharing.

[@tanlain4489]

This is a beautiful aircraft too, hopefully related to Navy fleet? When I was a kid( middle school) selling Posters/Aviation on the roadside to support my mom.

[@jamesconner3437]

Glad she can be saved by a caring family. Never even saw one of these before...what a nice surprise. Was the Navy not interested in this plane, and if not, why ? Maintenance would have been its commercial demise I suppose. EDIT : Just watched the other video of this unique plane, and saw it was of and for the Royal Navy, and that it actually served quite well. I am a bit embarrassed and pleased at the same time. Oh, and by the way, it never did drop any of those nuclear depth charges - at least not functional ones in real combat, Enwud...:))

[@jamesconner3437]

@Enwurd Dindunuffin ..LOL>>> Did I say anything about the Fairey's uses ? Nuclear depth charges ?? Geez, Louise.

[@ianwood4910]

Worked on that particular one on 849

[@jeffjames4064]

If Dr Frankenstein designed airplanes.👍

[@mohawkdriver4155]

One of the goofiest...but I'd like to fly it.

[@PenDragonsPig]

Funny ol’ thing. I lived close to a big Royal Navy airfield and even closer to a big RAF airfield, each having an air display every year. And I never saw a Gannet either plane or bird.

[@Altenholz]

What a construction- amazing!

[@garyeaton5719]

Awesome plane, looks like it’s ready to fly. I hope to see take off and land.

[@dirkgrobler2179]

Almost looks like a pregnant AT6 Texan!

[@ervinthompson6598]

More like a Curtiss Helldiver married a Corsair ,had a T-28 for a son-and a Bellanca Cruisemaster for a daughter !!

[@user-cp3yt2hp9i]

Good video and good old Plane. I'm itching to find old Novo/Frog model in 1/72 and built she in such bright colours!

[@duncanjames914]

Amazing aircraft!

[@ludo9234]

Seriously sad that we in England couldn't keep one flying.

[@peterkirgan6850]

The RAN had these @ HMAS Albatross & embarked on the flagship HMAS Melbourne!!!

[@adamritchie3926]

These aircraft were superceded by the AEW mk3. Served with both types on HMS CENTUAR 1964/65. The mk3 had radar under belly. A big dome. It is believed that seven of these could cover the world in line. Pity they lost them before the Falklands conflict. Would have saved a lot of lives.

[@blackshuckthe3rd879]

Seen them at what used to be RAF watton Norfolk years ago. 👍

[@beagle7622]

If you ever saw the old HMAS Melbourne ( around 20000 ton) from the Air at 1500 ft , you would wonder how they got this rather big aircraft on & off it. The thing is they did every day they flew off her.

[@petittrainguernsey3297]

Never turn your back on a spinning prop, plus the dude was stood in front of the forklift and the driver couldn’t see him. But his worst crime was not wearing hi viz.

[@edwardleyden460]

One of a kind that .

[@tiporari]

Those prop markings are amazing. Best I've ever seen. Kudos for that at least.

[@trinab9612]

Those wings are crazy. For some reason I thought this had contra rotating propellers

[@Gannet-S.4]

It does have contra rotating propellers

[@danelkington3808]

An odd but cool looking aircraft...

[@mikem5043]

That guy on the power cart looks scary close to that prop

[@timmayer8723]

The guy on the power cart doesn't care any more. He has done his job many times. I worked on The US C-97 four engine prop cargo planes during the Viet Nam war. It had 13 foot four bladed props that stirred up a mighty hurricane. I never stood in line with or in front of or behind these massive meat choppers. There is a condition called 'prop hypnosis' which can cause a person to walk into the spinning propeller of any airplane big or small. They become mesmerized by the spinning movement of the propellor and It is quite common in the General aviation field.

[@alegria4443]

Que preciosidad de avión y que ingeniería ❤️🇪🇦

[@regeionalmtyzavala2659]

Very Nice plane!

[@bagoistvan3182]

Man ! I can believe this . Something like the Gannet has come from people who designed the Spitfire / Tempest/ Hurricane/....it is so ugly designed for utility that it's becoming beautiful !!!

[@coreyandnathanielchartier3749]

Digital camera distortion of the props is annoying. Glad I don't suffer from seizures.

[@bulruq]

Why and how do the two props start separately? If they are powered by the same turbine why aren't they mechanically linked and turning at the same speed but in different directions??

[@Octagen69]

Two seperate turbine engines each driving a prop. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_Siddeley_Double_Mamba

[@animalian01]

It's a double mamba two engines in one,when on a long sortie you could turn one engine off and go on one Prop to extend your range,then start both for high speed attack

[@sheerluckholmes5468]

There are two side by side engines joined at the front by a common gearbox with concentric shafts.

[@petergray7576]

Customer: I want Jane's Field Guide to Warplanes, Expurgated Edition. Bookseller: The... Expurgated Version?! Customer: You know? The one without the Fairey Gannet?

[@robertchinnock8017]

Im pretty sure I saw one like this hear in Australia at a naval base in a big shed

[@tbones55]

Props give me the heebie-jeebies. You won't find me in the plane of rotation. No sir buddy.

[@Rassalhague2]

Is this airframe still flying? The video is already a little bit old.

[@claudebylion9932]

An incredibly ugly yet strangely beautiful aircraft built to perform a duty which it did extremely well. The design and engineering were exceptional.

[@worstofthebeast]

What a majestic fuck was that

[@kannah4394]

Nice and interesting….

[@daveblevins3322]

Interesting 🤔

[@mikavelli2365]

Is there a separate cockpit for the pilots huge brass balls? Cool plane

[@Tomg32b]

Where did Mr. Odone learn to fly it?

[@Alex-gj5ou]

Самолет должен быть красивым !

[@colinmiles1052]

Not the most elegant of aircraft but clearly did its job.

[@christopheryang9473]

Nice

[@johnwalsh7256]

Wild!

[@LCdrDerrick]

The British made some planes of outstanding beauty, but they also commited the most ugly planes in history of flight!

[@melodywheeler1468]

Far cry 6 starter plane in a nut shell

[@arthurrytis6010]

Just wonder what the Pilots view was like through that Prop ?

[@timmayer8723]

At altitude the pilot cannot see the spinning props.

[@arthurrytis6010]

@@timmayer8723 I hope its only at altitude. What about landing in adverse conditions

[@timmayer8723]

Same.

[@daddynichol52]

The frame rate of a camera makes the props look slow or jumbled, but in person, the props dissappear.

[@unvaxxeddoomerlife6788]

The props only look weird because of the limitations of the camera that recorded the video. In reality the props are almost invisible when spinning. Try it yourself by filming a spinning fan with your smartphone.

[@sukbadaimonghol1089]

Lol that plane looks like my best buddy fat Joe from the 80's.🤣😂🤣

[@lenschaefer8384]

Awsome

[@jamesmcallister5494]

Jet fuel is basically kerosene, totally different from av gas .and aviation gas will burn with a spark ,

[@ackelcurns4814]

turboprop good

[@joevald3]

Strange airplane

[@flockzap]

I think the mother is the one in the backseat

[@MARKLOCKWOOD2012]

Cool

[@w5g6h]

Olá boa tarde pra todos paz e saúde olha que aeronave magnífica

[@jc7606]

So you need an air compressor to start it

[@tristacker]

They originally used a large brass cartridge to drive a turbine starter. Quite common in early turbine engines. Hard to get the cartridges now so compressed gas is used. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWrJnKCnha2Heqd9

[@anthonycrofts9895]

Crap camera used to record this-prop action is completely distorted

[@rickey5353]

Windmill start on No.2?

[@phillipdoorbar1615]

Yes!

[@timw5108]

It is unfortunate that the British were not able to take this aircraft to the Falklands when they sailed south to liberate the islands...

[@colinelliott5629]

It was designed for ASW, with loads of electronics and sonarbuoys, but I believe it was later given a large radar dome for AWAC.

[@timw5108]

@@colinelliott5629 yeah, that was the version I meant; I believe it could detect threats out to 150 miles. But Invincible and Hermes were not large enough to accommodate them, (I think) and I believe they had already been decommissioned when the Falklands War began.

[@colinelliott5629]

@@timw5108 Yes, I think they were retired about 15 years earlier. I made a plastic model kit of one when I was a boy, I guess around 1960. It's probably in my attic now.

[@timw5108]

@@colinelliott5629 I had a model of HMS Victorious that my British grandfather sent me. I was the only kid in Southern California with an RN model ship lol...

[@colinelliott5629]

@@timw5108 And my first plastic model was USS Nautilus. You might be interested in this; kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6mzqZWMZ9eSn6M

[@alqumran5379]

I bet that Gannet would BITE!!! you in a stall at rate one power on!!

[@spaceace1006]

Is the Engine a Rolls Royce Gri.....oh, nevermind!! Its a Turbo!!!

[@johnpittock9687]

Nope it's twin Mamba a shaft from the rear engine propels the rear prop which contra rotates to the front prop therefore the front engine shaft is hollow and both engines are constant velocity it's angle of the prop blades governs the forward momentum, hope that helps your inquiry

[@giovannibagatella2233]

A volte mi piace You Tube.

[@deetjay1]

Too bad it came too late for WW2...The Axis powers would have freaked!

[@renatomoreira6581]

👏👏👏👏👏😂👍

[@motormech1h343]

That things fugly

[@francescobruno3051]

98

[@zTheBigFishz]

Brits make some weird looking aircraft.

[@davecruzen9352]

I never knew there were aircraft like this.....and they flew. Oddist looking bird I have ever seen.

[@hatemekastrati733]

Pasha

[@giovannibagatella2233]

I not speake english and i not save on.