Percival Provost
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| Type: | Trainer aircraft |
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February 24, 1950 |
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1953 |
| Production time: |
1950-1969 |
The Percival P.56 Provost was a beginner's training aircraft produced by the British manufacturer Percival Aircraft Co in the 1950s and replaced the Percival Prentice .
history
The Percival P.56 Provost was designed on the basis of tender T.16 / 48 of the Ministry of Aviation for a single-engine beginner's training aircraft that was to replace the Percival Prentice . The invitation to tender took place on September 11, 1948. Over 30 designs were submitted. Two designs were chosen for the prototype construction - the Handley Page HPR 2 and the Percival P.56. Percival was commissioned to build two prototypes powered by a Cheetah piston engine. In addition, a third prototype was built with an Alvis-Leonides MK-25 engine. The Cheetah-powered prototype with the serial number WE522 flew for the first time on February 24, 1950. After the evaluation was completed, the Ministry decided against the Handley Page HPR 2 and the Leonides-powered P.56, which was a first Order for 200 aircraft when Provost T.1 went into production. Production ended in 1956 after 461 aircraft were built.
construction
The Provost was an all-metal monoplane and designed as a low-wing aircraft with a fixed tail wheel landing gear. It had two seats arranged side by side with double controls and a sliding roof. The Jet Provost was developed from the Provost and replaced it in the Royal Air Force .
variants
- Percival P.56 Mark 1: two prototypes with Cheetah piston engines for the evaluation, later equipped with a Leonides engine
- Percival P.56 Mark 2: a Leonides engine-powered prototype for evaluation
- Provost T.Mk 1: two-seat beginner training aircraft for the Royal Air Force with a Leonides engine
- Provost T.51: unarmed export version for the Irish Air Corps
- Provost Mk 52: armed export version for Rhodesia
- Provost Mk 53: armed export version for Burma, Iraq, Ireland and Sudan
Military use
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- air force
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 2 |
| length | 8.73 m |
| span | 10.7 m |
| height | 3.7 m |
| Wing area | 19.9 m² |
| Empty mass | 1523 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 1995 kg |
| Top speed | 320 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 7620 m |
| Range | 1020 km |
| Engines | 1 × radial engine Alvis Leonides 126 with 410 kW |
See also
literature
- Enzo Angelucci: World Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft. Jane's Publishing, London 1981, ISBN 0-7106-0148-4 .
- Bob Clarke: Jet Provost. The Little Plane With The Big History. Amberley Publishing Plc., Stroud 2008, ISBN 978-1-84868-097-5 .
- Ken Ellis: Wrecks & Relics. Crecy Publishing, Manchester 2012, ISBN 978-0-85979-172-4 .
- KJ Meekcoms, EB Morgan: The British Aircraft Specification File. Air-Britain, Tonbridge 1994, ISBN 0-85130-220-3 .
- Owen Thetford: Aircraft of the Royal Aircraft 1918-57. 1st edition. Putnam, London 1957.
