Percival Prentice
The Percival Prentice was a rookie trainer aircraft of the early post-war period of the British manufacturer Percival Aircraft Co.
History and construction
The Prentice was a low-wing monoplane with fixed spur wheel chassis. The front seats were arranged side by side, behind another seat for a third person. The machine was developed on the basis of invitation to the Air Ministry and was the first all-metal aircraft that was manufactured by Percival. The prototype took off from Luton Airport on March 31, 1946 for its first flight. First test flights showed defects in the rudder, which led to a revision. In addition, the wingtips were raised later. Between 1947 and 1949 more than 370 machines were delivered to the Royal Air Force.
Since Percival the production possibilities for the production of Percival Proctor and Percival Mengaser were utilized, the actual production was subcontracted. Later, many machines have been used in civil and installed this in the back row, two folding seats.
66 aircraft were manufactured by Hindustan Aircraft under license.
Military use
- Argentina Argentina
- India India
- Canada 1921 Canada: 1 machine for evaluation
- Lebanon Lebanon
- United Kingdom United Kingdom: Royal Air Force