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Dan K
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First post-restoration flight Friday. HUZZAH! :drink3:


https://www.facebook.com/FaireyGannetXT ... =2&theater


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Wow! Congratulations! :drink3:

Gannet is a pretty appropriate name for this bird. It looks a little ungainly but it definitely makes up for that with the interesting and cool factor 8)

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Perhaps the ungainliest of the ugly designed by the Brits....and yet this is SO cool!!!

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Perhaps the ungainliest of the ugly designed by the Brits...




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I think the Gannet looks great :)

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Was this the same example that was airworthy in the states and made it to OSH in the 90's IIRC? Was it with the Polar Air Museum at the time?

Who owns it now?

(thanks for the link!)
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CH2Tdriver wrote:
Was this the same example that was airworthy in the states and made it to OSH in the 90's IIRC? Was it with the Polar Air Museum at the time?

Who owns it now?

(thanks for the link!)



Yes, it appeared at OSH in 1997.

It's now under private ownership at New Richmond, Wisconsin.

http://faireygannetxt752.com/

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Since all the euphoria and publicity around four years ago surrounding the unique ‘Janet The Gannet’ and it’s return to flight, public appearances, kit launch, fan club etc etc - all has now gone very quiet.

So can anyone in the US shed any light on this venerable ole sea bird such as its current location, does it still have an up to date certificate of airworthiness, or has it changed hands? In fact any news on it at all really would be appreciated tbh!
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https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N752XT

Looks like it changed hands last summer.
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That’s interesting, and probably explains why things have gone very quiet. It’ll be interesting to see where and with whom it surfaces!

Thanks for the reply.
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The ‘Documents’ section of the FAA Registry is often a useful source of such information Wyvernfan.
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The link doesn't work. At least for me.

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Adam Kline wrote:
The link doesn't work. At least for me.

The link is 7 yrs old,
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