Percival Mew Gull
| Percival Mew Gull | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Percival Mew Gull |
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| Type: | Racing plane |
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| Manufacturer: | |
| First flight: |
March 1934 |
| Production time: |
1934-1938 |
| Number of pieces: |
6th |
The Percivall Mew Gull from the British aircraft manufacturer Percival Aircraft Co. was a single-seat racing aircraft. The first flight of the low wing aircraft took place in March 1934 with a Napier Javelin Ia engine that developed 123 kW. As early as July of the same year, when the aircraft was taking part in the King's Cup Race , the engine was replaced by a de Havilland Gypsy Six with an output of 149 kW. This aircraft, which reached 307 km / h, was given the designation Type E.1 .
There were further redesigns that led to the Type E.2 , of which four copies were built. These machines set a number of racing and endurance records. With the third copy, Alex Henshaw flew 10 hours and 16 minutes from England to the Cape of Good Hope and back in 4 days . This machine has been preserved and was restored to an airworthy condition in 1984.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data (E.2H) | Data (E.3H) |
|---|---|---|
| crew | 1 | |
| span | 7.5 m | 6.9 m |
| length | 6.2 m | |
| Wing area | 8.2 m² | 7 m² |
| Wing extension | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Empty mass | 520 kg | |
| Payload | 450 kg | k. A. |
| Takeoff mass | 970 kg | 840 kg |
| Wing loading | 120 kg / m² | k. A. |
| Power load | 4.8 kg / hp | k. A. |
| Area performance | 24.7 hp / m² | k. A. |
| drive | an air-cooled six-cylinder in-line engine | |
| Type | de Havilland Gipsy Six I. | de Havilland Gipsy Six II with adjustable propeller |
| power | 200 PS (approx. 150 kW) rated power | |
| Fuel volume | 220 l in wing root tanks | |
| Top speed | 378 km / h | 394 km / h |
| Cruising speed | 352 km / h | 370 km / h at an altitude of 2100 m |
| Landing speed | 97 km / h | 96 km / h |
| Rate of climb | 8.6 m / s near the ground | 9.2 m / s near the ground |
| Service ceiling | 6400 m | k. A. |
| Range | 1380 km | 1450 km |
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Werner von Langsdorff : Handbuch der Luftfahrt . Born in 1939. 2nd, unchanged edition. J. F. Lehmann, Munich 1937, p. 435 .