de Havilland Percival Gull Six
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The de Havilland Percival Gull Six is a 1930s British single-engine touring and racing monoplane renowned for its long-distance record flights, including those made by pioneering aviator Jean Batten.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft
ⓘ
single‑engine monoplane ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | civil utility aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftRole |
racing
ⓘ
touring ⓘ |
| aircraftStatus | historic aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| cockpitType | enclosed cockpit ⓘ |
| configuration | low‑wing monoplane ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designer | Edgar Percival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Percival Gull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | single‑engine ⓘ |
| engineManufacturer | de Havilland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1934 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | conventional monoplane fuselage ⓘ |
| introducedInDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| landingGearType | fixed tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Percival Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its six‑cylinder Gipsy Six engine ⓘ |
| notableFor | long‑distance record flights ⓘ |
| numberOfSeats | 3 ⓘ |
| operatedInRegion |
Australasia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | 2 ⓘ |
| powerplantType | piston engine ⓘ |
| primaryUse | civil aviation ⓘ |
| propulsion | propeller‑driven ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tailplane ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUse | 1930s ⓘ |
| typicalEngineModel | de Havilland Gipsy Six NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Jean Batten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air racing
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long‑distance touring ⓘ record‑breaking solo flights ⓘ |
| variantOf | Percival Gull series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingPosition | low wing ⓘ |
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