1930s British communications aircraft
Percival Petrel
The Percival Q.6 was a 1930s British communications aircraft built by Percival Aircraft Limited at Luton. Originally, the Percival Q.6 was a civil transport but It was used during the Second World War by the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy as a communications and liaison aircraft. It was a twin-engine, low-wing monoplane with a tailwheel undercarriage.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Hunting Aircraft
- First flight
- 1937-09-14
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 157 kt
- Max speed
- 169 kt
- Range
- 650 nm
- Service ceiling
- 21,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 1,150 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 5,500 lb
- Empty weight
- 3,500 lb
- Powerplant
- 2 × de Havilland Gipsy Six II
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 6
- Length
- 32.3 ft
- Wingspan
- 46.7 ft
- Height
- 9.8 ft
- Number built
- 27
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.