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1936
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APRIL 23, I93&- FLIGHT. 423 On the left is the standard Gull, while below is a sketch of the cabin accommodation of the new four-seater Vega Gull. There is, as will be seen, ample room, and the luggage is stowed in a compartment at the rear of the cabin. The seating plan indicates the very useful width of the two doors. PERCIVAL LATEST of the Percival Gull series, the Vega Gull may be described as an enlarged Gull, though the comparison does not end there. It is both scaled-up and cleaned-up, and carries lour people in consider able comfort at a speed barely 5 m.p.h. lower than that attained by the standard three- seater. An increase of wing area has kept the landing speed down to the same figure as before, and the area of the split flaps has been increased. Electric starters are an optional fitting, as are a cabin heater and an R.T.E. homing equipment, and luggage is carried in a separate com partment, behind the cabin, which is reached from the outside. The majority of low-wing cabin machines tend to become uncomfortably hot without some iorm of ventilator, and that on the Vega Gull is fed from an aperture well outboard in the wing, so that the air is fresh. Two doors are fitted, so that there is less of the clambering, which is so irritating to the no-longer-young, and the seats are arranged in two pairs with provision for dual control if this is required. The rear pair of seats is provided with arm rests. Cleaning-up is apparent in the undercarriage, and this has a travel of more than six inches. In the case of the Gull the pilot sits alone in front with apt' E- W- percival inspects the flaps of the Vega Gull. the two passengers in slightly staggered seats behind. This machine is normally fitted with a Gipsy Six engine, but a Major can be fitted if required, and in this case the cruising speed is 133 m.p.h., against the 155 m.p.h. of the normal type. The specification of the Vega Gull is as follows: Weight empty, i.575lb.; disposable load, 1,1751b.; span, 39ft. 6in.; length, 25ft. 6in.; maximum speed, 170 m.p h.; cruising speed, 150 m.p.h.; stalling speed, 45 m.p.h.; ranges 620 miles; price, ^1,550. Although the prospective market must necessarily be small, the Mew Gull should appeal to those experienced private owners who require really fast and yet comfortable transport for one and one's luggage. Capt. Percival appears to use it- himself for quite normal travel. The specification of the Mew Gull is as follows: Weight empty, i,o8olb ; disposable load, 7201b.; span, 24ft.; length, 20ft. 3m.; maxi mum speed, 225 m.p.h.; cruising speed, 190 m.p.h.; landing speed, 58 m.p.h.; initial climb, 1,400 ft./min.; range, 750 miles. Makers: Percival Aircraft Co.. 20, Grosvenor Place, London, S.W.i. PERMAN I T is something like ten years since there was a parasol monoplane on the British market, and, since the type offers a number of advantages—mainly of a practical rather than an aerodynamical nature—the arrival of an up-to-date version will be watched with interest. The parasol layout has been chosen by E. G. Perman and Co., of 24-25-26, Brownlow Mews, Gray's Inn Road, London, W.C.i (well known as Pou-du-Ciel constructors), for the single-seater monoplane which they will be marketing in a few weeks' time at a price which, it is hoped, will be under ^200. The construction will be a sturdy one of plywood on a wooden framework Of 25ft span, and with an overall length of 15ft., the machine will have the Perman " Poupower" four-cylinder water-cooled engine, which develops 31 h.p., and the designer is confident of a high performance. Messrs. F. W. Broughton, F. Graves and A. Parnsn are the team responsible for the design.
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