Description
A Royal Navy variant of the Penman Wolf trailer with a body built from aluminium and stainless steel to save weight and resist corrosion, carrying aircraft servicing and repair equipment so that a Wolf Land Rover can support helicopters and Harriers in remote forward operating locations.
Designed to be towed by the Land Rover XD (Wolf).
Rarity. A Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm role-fit built in small numbers on the Penman GS chassis for forward aircraft servicing; EMLRA documents it as a derivation of the GS trailer and no examples have been seen at MoD disposal sales.
Record: 2 sources; designation recorded; no price recorded.
Specification
MAKERPenman Engineering Ltd, Dumfries, United Kingdom
DESIGNATION / PARTPenman GS Forward Aircraft Repair (FAR) trailer; MASU (Mobile Aircraft Support Unit) derivation of the Trailer Lightweight GS Cargo
MADE2004–now
RARITYRare — A Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm role-fit built in small numbers on the Penman GS chassis for forward aircraft servicing; EMLRA documents it as a derivation of the GS trailer and no examples have been seen at MoD disposal sales.
CHASSISPenman Trailer Lightweight GS Cargo (welded steel chassis, hydraulic over-run disc brakes, NATO hitch, 24V NATO 12-pin lighting)
BODYaluminium and stainless steel workshop body
USERRoyal Navy (Fleet Air Arm)
WHEELSWolf-pattern 6.50x16 with 7.50R16 XZL
Fitment
LAND ROVER
Designed to be towed by the Land Rover XD (Wolf).
Sources
emlra.org/articles/trailers/penman-general-service-gs-forward-aircraft-repair-far-trailer-royal-navyemlra.org/articles/trailers/penman-general-service-gs-lightweight-trailerEvery source above was fetched and read when the record was made.