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Aviation History
1944
1944 - 0703.PDF
APRIL 6TH, 1944 365 ing Attitudes Percival Proctor IV Trainer. TVESIGNED to an Air Ministry specification as a wireless •*--' trainer for the R.A.F. and Fleet Air Arm, the PercivaJ Proctor bears a strong family likeness to the Gull and VCJJ.I Gull. It has, however, a larger fuselage and a lower cowling, giving the pilot, seated well forward, a good view. Powered by a 210 h.p. 6-cylinder de Havilland Gipsy Queen II engine with c.s. airscrew, its top speed is 160 m.p.h. Without wire less training equipment it becomes a four-seater communications type. There is no armament. In plan and head-on views there is a strong similarity to the Cornell, but the tailplane is smaller, the nose more tapered, and the fuselage wider. Side view shows well faired cabin with rounded screen, curved fin and rudder, and "spatted" undercarriage. Dimensions: Span 39ft. 6in., length 28ft. sin., height 8ft. 6in., wing area 202 sq. ft. CONSIDERABLE numbers of the Biicker Bu 181 Bestmann are in use at the flying training centres of the Luftwaffe; it is also used as a. light two-seater communications type, and has a top speed* of 133 m.p.h. Its engine is the 105 h.p. 4-cylinder inverted, in-line, air-cooled Hirth, and the type is also used for elementary training by the Swedish Air Force, these being built in Sweden and called the SK 25 primary trainer. Wings and tailplane both have straight taper and square tips, the wings being of moderately high aspect ratio. Fin and rudder are large, angular and have a " raked forward" appear ance; the wide, slab-sided fuselage has a rounded cabin top and is decidedly "tubby" in plan. There is no armament. Dimensions: Span 34ft. 9m., length 25ft. 5m., height 6ft. 5in., wing area 145.3 sq. ft. Bucker Bu 181 Bestmann Trainer.
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