Percival Vega Gull Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Percival Aircraft Ltd

First Flight:

November 1935

Vega Gull:

90 - Percival Aircraft Ltd, Gravesend and Luton

Type Specification

Applies to:

Percival Vega Gull

Type:

Four seat touring aircraft

Wing:

Low wing cantilever monoplane. Wing is unswept and tapers. Wooden construction

Fuselage:

Wooden construction

Tail Unit:

Cantilever tailplane on top of fuselage with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Fixed main gear under wing with tail wheel

Power Plant:

One 200 hp de Havilland Gipsy Six air-cooled six-cylinder inline piston engine in the nose driving a two bladed propeller

Accommodation:

Four seats in two rows in enclosed cabin

Span:

39 ft 6 in

Length:

25 ft 6 in

Height:

7 ft 4 in

Wing Area:

184 sq ft

Tare:

1,575 lb

All-up:

2,750 lb

Max Speed:

170 mph

Ceiling:

18,000 ft

Range:

620 miles

Preserved in British Museums

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