Percival Prince
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 Royal Navy Sea Prince T1 |
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| Type | Transport aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Percival Aircraft Limited |
| Designed by | Edgar Percival |
| Maiden flight | 13 May 1948 |
| Number built | 75 of all variants[1] |
| Developed from | Percival Merganser |
The Percival Prince was a British light transport of the early post-war period. It was a twin-engine, high-wing, cantilever monoplane of all-metal stressed-skin construction; the undercarriage was of retractable, tricycle type.
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[edit] Development
The design of the Prince followed on from the solitary Merganser. Further development of the type led to the Survey Prince survey aircraft and the Sea Prince. An improved version of the Prince 3 with an increased wingspan and engine and undercarriage modifications was developed for the Royal Air Force as the Percival Pembroke.
[edit] Operational history
The Prince was produced in six marks for the civil market.
The Sea Prince operated in two roles: in T.Mk.1 form it served as a navigation and anti-submarine trainer; the C.Mks. 1 and 2 were flown in the transport role, though it should be noted that these were landplanes and not COD (carrier on-board delivery) aircraft. Sea Princes operated in both roles from 1954 to 1972. The Sea Prince T.1 was replaced by the Handley Page Jetstream
[edit] Variants
- P.50 Prince 1 - prototype based on Merganser with modified fin and undercarriage and two 520hp Alvis Leonides 501/4 engine, one built.
- P.50 Prince 2 - As Prince 1 with sloping windscreen, stronger mainspar, 5 built.
- P.50 Prince 3 - As Prince 2 with Alvis Leonides 502/4 engine and lengthened nose on some aircraft, 12 built.
- P.50 Prince 4 - Conversions to Alvis Leonides 503 engines, 10 converted.
- P.50 Prince 5 - original designation of the Percival President.
- P.50 Prince 6 - Conversions to Alvis Leonides 504 engines.
- P.54 Survey Prince - Prince 2 with lengthened transparent nose and camera hatches, 6 built.
- P.57 Sea Prince C1 - Prince 2 for Royal Navy use, 3 built.
- P.57 Sea Prince T1 - Prince 3 with long nosem twin wheeled main undercarriage and lengthened engine nacelles for ant-submarine training, 41 built.
- P.57 Sea Prince C2 - Transport version of Sea Prince T1, 4 built.
[edit] Aircraft markings
[edit] Operators
[edit] Civil Operators
- Brunei Shell Petroleum Company
Brazil
France
Kenya
New Zealand
Singapore
Switzerland
Tanganyika
South Africa
United Kingdom
United States
Venezuela
[edit] Military Operators
- Fleet Air Arm[1]
- 700 Squadron FAA
- 702 Squadron FAA
- 727 Squadron FAA
- 744 Squadron FAA
- 750 Squadron FAA
- 781 Squadron FAA
- 831 Squadron FAA
- Royal Naval Reserve
- 1830 Squadron RNVR
- 1840 Squadron RNVR
- 1841 Squadron RNVR
- 1844 Squadron RNVR
[edit] Specifications (Sea Prince T.1)
Data from British Aircraft Directory[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 3 students
- Length: 46 ft 4 in (14.12 m)
- Wingspan: 56 ft in (17.07 m)
- Height: 16 ft 1 in (4.9 m)
- Wing area: 365 ft² ()
- Empty weight: 8,850 lb (4,015 kg)
- Loaded weight: 11,850 lb (5,377 kg)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 194 knots (223 mph, 359 km/h)
- Range: 400 nm (460 mi, 740 km)
- Service ceiling 22,000 ft (6,706 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,400 ft/min ()
Armament none
[edit] See also
Related development
- Percival Merganser
- Percival Pembroke
- Percival President
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