Percival Prentice Aircraft

Prentice T.1, Winthorpe

Production Details

Design Company:

Percival Aircraft Ltd

First Flight:

31 March 1946

Prentice T.1:

124 - Percival Aircraft 225 - Blackburn Aircraft 66 - Hindustan Aeronautics

Type Specification

Applies to:

Percival Prentice T.1

Type:

Basic trainer designed to Air Ministry specification T.23/43

Wing:

Low wing cantilever monoplane. Wing is unswept and tapers. Dihedral with unturned wingtips. All metal stressed skin construction

Fuselage:

All metal stressed skin construction

Tail Unit:

Tailplane on top of fuselage with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Fixed main gear under wing with tail wheel

Power Plant:

One 251 hp de Havilland Gipsy Queen 32 engine in the nose

Accommodation:

Side by side seating for two with space for third seat behind in enclosed cabin

Span:

46 ft

Length:

31 ft 3 in

Height:

12 ft 10.5 in

Wing Area:

305 sq ft

Empty:

3,232 lb

Loaded:

4,200 lb

Max Speed:

143 moh at 5,000 ft

Initial Climb:

653 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

18,000 ft

Range:

396 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Prentice T.1:

VR192 - Second World War Aircraft Preservation Society, Lasham - Display VR249 - Newark Air Museum, Winthorpe Showground - Display VS610 - Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden - Restoration VS623 - Midland Air Museum, Coventry - Display G-AOKO - AeroVenture, Doncaster - Stored

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