The Percival Q.6 was a 1930s British twin-engine, low-wing monoplane built by Percival Aircraft at Luton, Percival's first twin. It was built of wood with plywood and fabric covering and had a tailwheel undercarriage, fixed on most aircraft and retractable on four. Designed as a six-seat feederliner, it first flew as the prototype G-AEYE on 14 September 1937, with the first production aircraft delivered to Sir Philip Sassoon in March 1938. Two de Havilland Gipsy Six engines of 205 horsepower each powered it to about 195 miles per hour. Only 27 were built, a few of them exported to Iraq, Lithuania, Egypt and Australia. In the Second World War most served the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy as communications aircraft, the military version being unofficially called the Petrel.
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Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) Maximum Mass (kg) Enginede Havilland Gipsy Six II 6-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line piston engines 1 Comparison
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built by Percival Aircraft Limited at Luton
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The Percival Q.6 was a 1930s British communications aircraft
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Design and development, prototype
The prototype Q.6, registration G-AEYE, first flew on 14 September 1937 at Luton Airport.
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The Percival Q.6 was a 1930s British communications aircraft built by Percival Aircraft Limited at Luton.
Specifications, powerplant
2 × de Havilland Gipsy Six II 6-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line piston engines
Specifications, powerplant, engine
de Havilland Gipsy Six II 6-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line piston engines, 205 hp (153 kW)
Specifications, power each
205 hp (153 kW)
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 3,500 lb (1,588 kg)
Specifications, gross weight
Gross weight: 5,500 lb (2,495 kg)
Specifications, speed
Maximum speed: 195 mph (314 km/h
Operational history, units built
A total of 27 aircraft were built (one prototype and 26 production aircraft).
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built by Percival Aircraft Limited at Luton
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The Percival Q.6 was a 1930s British communications aircraft
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The Percival Q.6 was a 1930s British communications aircraft built by Percival Aircraft Limited at Luton.
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The Percival Q.6 was a 1930s British communications aircraft built by Percival Aircraft Limited at Luton.
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