Nash Petrel Aircraft

Petrel, RV Smith from British Built Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Nash Aircraft

First Flight:

8 November 1980

Petrel:

1 - Nash Aircraft

Type Specification

Applies to:

Nash Petrel

Type:

Two-seat light aircraft

Wing:

Cantilever low-wing monoplane. All-metal structure

Fuselage:

All metal structure. Box with flat sides and bottom and curved top decking

Tail Unit:

Cantilever all-metal structure with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Non-retractable tricycle type

Power Plant:

One 180 hp Avco Lycoming O-360-A3A four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine driving a two blade metal propeller

Accommodation:

Two side by side seats under bubble canopy

Span:

29 ft 8 in

Length:

20 ft 5 in

Height:

7 ft 4 in

Wing Area:

140 sq ft

Empty:

1,200 lb

Max Take-off:

1,750 lb

Max Speed:

132 mph

Max Rate of Climb:

1,150 ft/min at sea level

Preserved in British Museums

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