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1947
1947 - 0123.PDF
JANUARY 23RD, I947 FLIGHT Advertisements. 21Ease of loading and unloadin ... Designed for maximum passenger comfort with 54 cu. ft. of space per passenger when used as an &-seater and 87 cu. ft. as a 5-seater. 6 ft. headroom. Equally suitable for us* as an air- liner, for charter or hire, luxury private travel, as a freighter or ambulance. Doors fore and aft permit con- tinous loading and unloading. All interior fittings, bulkheads, etc., quickly detached and re- placed. All-metal construction with inter- changeable units ; special attention to serviceability. •Two Gipsy Queen 51 engines, TTOderately supercharged, driving constant speed propellers. The tricycle undercarriage and high wing design of the Percival Merganser give a floor height of 2 ft. 6 in. when the aircraft is on the ground, and the floor is level throughout. The main door, at the rear of the cabin on the port side, is in two leaves. With both leaves open, the door provides an opening 5 ft. high by 4 ft. wide for loading freight. An additional door, 4 ft. high by 3 ft. wide is at the forward end of the cabin, also on the port side, so that continuous loading and un- loading of freight can be carried out. When the Merganser is used for normal air-liner duties, one leaf only of the rear door is used ; owing to the very low loading line, no ancillary step equipment is necessary, a short, hinged step being.provided at the cabin door. With the central bulkhead in position, the forward portion of the accom- modation becomes a roomy baggage space, to which the forward door gives access. The low floor level and wide main door are of great value when the machine is required for ambulance duties. PE RCIVAL M E IM, \\S ER PERCIVAL AIRCRAFT LIMITED, LUTON AIRPORT. ENGLAND AND TORONTO, CANADA ©138/35
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