Percival Pembroke

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P.66 Pembroke
Type Light transport
Manufacturer Percival Aircraft Company
Maiden flight 21 November 1952
Introduced 1953
Retired 1988
Primary user Royal Air Force
Produced 1953-1958
Number built 128

The Percival Pembroke was a British high-wing twin-engined light transport aircraft built by the Percival Aircraft Company, later Hunting Percival.

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[edit] Development

The Pembroke was a development of the Percival Prince civil transport. It had a longer wing to permit a higher fully laden weight. The prototype flew on 21 November 1952. Production was complete in early 1958.

[edit] Service

It entered service with the Royal Air Force as the Percival Pembroke C.1 in 1953 to replace the Avro Anson for light transport duties. As with other RAF transports passenger seats are rearward facing for improved safety.

Six were produced as the Pembroke C(PR). 1 photographic reconnaissance aircraft. these saw use by No.81 Squadron RAF during the Malayan Emergency. The RAF's Pembrokes were modified to extend their lifespan in 1970. The last unit to use them was No. 60 Squadron RAF based at RAF Wildenrath in Germany, these were withdrawn from use in 1988 and were replaced by the Hawker Siddeley Andover.

[edit] Variants

  • P.66 Pembroke C1 - Communications and transport version for the RAF, 44 built.
  • P.66 Pembroke C(PR)1 - Photographic reconnaissance version for the RAF, 6 built and 2 conversions from C1.
  • P.66 Pembroke C51 - export version for Belgium.
  • P.66 Pembroke C52 - export version for Sweden. Swedish military designation Tp 83.
  • P.66 Pembroke C53 - export version for Finland.
  • P.66 Pembroke C54 - export version for West Germany.
  • P.66 President - Civil transport version, 5 built.

[edit] Operators

Flag of Belgium Belgium
Flag of Denmark Denmark
Flag of Finland Finland
Flag of Germany Germany
Flag of Rhodesia Rhodesia
Flag of Sweden Sweden
Flag of Sudan Sudan
Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Flag of Zambia Zambia

[edit] Specifications (Pembroke C.1)

Data from Gatwick museum Pembroke page

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two pilots
  • Capacity: 8 passengers
  • Length: 46 ft (14.02 m)
  • Wingspan: 64 ft 6 in (19.66 m)
  • Height: 16 ft (4.9 m)
  • Empty weight: 9,961 lb (4,400 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 13,489 lb (6,124 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2× Alvis Leonides 127 9-cylinder supercharged radial piston engines, 540 hp (410 kw) each

Performance

[edit] See also

Related development Percival Prince
Comparable aircraft Twin Pioneer
Related lists

[edit] References

  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), Orbis Publishing, UK.
  • A.J. Jackson, British Civil Aircraft since 1919 (Volume 3), 1974, Putnam, UK, ISBN=0 370 10014 X }}
  • G G Jefford, RAF Squadrons, second edition 2001, Airlife Publishing, UK, ISBN 1-84037-141-2.

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