Percival Mew Gull

The Mew Gull Percivall the British aircraft manufacturer Percival Aircraft Co. was a single-seat racing aircraft. The first flight of which is designed as low-wing aircraft took place in March 1934 instead of a Napier Javelin - Ia- engine, which made ​​123 kW. In July of the same year, took part as the plane at King's Cup Race, were replaced the engine by a de Havilland Gipsy Six, which carried 149 kW. This aircraft, which reached 307 km / h, was given the designation Type E.1.

It made ​​more redesigns, which led to the Type E.2, were built by the four copies. These machines achieved a series of racing and long-distance records. The third copy of Alex Henshaw flew in 4 days, 10 hours and 16 minutes from England to the Cape of Good Hope and back. This machine has been preserved and restored in 1984 in an airworthy condition.

• Civilian aircraft type
• Racing aircraft