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1959
1959 - 1248.PDF
FLIGHT, 1 May 1959 From far beyond ship's horizon ... A.E.W. Mk.3 BRINGS ALL-WEATHER WARNING SHIP'S RADAR may see nine or ten miles; equivalent at today's airspeeds to perhaps thirty seconds flying time. Time to issue orders and train guns, with little to spare —no time to meet the attack half way. Now the Fairey Gannet A.E.W. Mk. 3 alters the naval picture. Nine or ten miles becomes 200, those few seconds become a period of vital minutes for flying-off and vectoring defending aircraft to meet the assault. The picture on the Gannet's screen is repeated by radar link in the ship, and through this link the aircraft can act as an airborne intelligence centre to direct defenders or strike aircraft. Surface and submarine vessels as well as aircraft are under its surveillance. The A.E.W. Mk. 3 Gannet multiplies the range of naval tactical intelligence at a time when the balance between air and sea power is biased against the ship. (The Gannet is powered by a Bristol Siddeley Double Mamba Engine) FAIREY Map Area scanned at 20,000 feet area of ship's radar Ship's Radar Aircraft Radar at 5,000 feet Aircraft Radar at 20,000 feet FAIREY AVIATION LIMITED • HAYES • MIDDLESEX • England • Australia Canada
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