Percival Pembroke

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

* A privately owned, Leonides-powered Percival Pembroke remains airworthy in March 2010.1
* Percival Pembroke (S) - Andrew Dixon Warbirds * Douglas DC-3 Dakota (S) * Supermarine Spitfire IX (F) Old Flying Machine 2
Andrew Dixon and his Percival Pembroke are a regular feature of Kemble events.3
Andrew Dixon's big purring Percival Pembroke contrasted in size with the SWIP team flying the diminuative and Spitfire lookalike Silence Twisters.4
arrival of the noisy RAF Avro Anson and Percival Pembroke for night flying training was my awakening to a life-long interest in all things aviation.5

Made by Hunting AircraftPercival Aircraft Company.

Dragon Rapide, Dove and Heron, Percival Pembroke, Aviation Traders Carvair, Avro 748, Airspeed Ambassador) (23 MB). Required.6
Percival Pembroke first flown 1952, used by the RAF mainly for communications & reconnaissance purposes, 45 were built and they went out of RAF service 1988.7
Second World War Jungmann and Harvard, a Percival Pembroke, Andreasson and Turbulent Duo as well as Wimborne and Salisbury Aeromodellers.8
Percival Pembroke on Themes e.9
Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
4.9 m
Length Alt
14.02 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
13489.0
Power Alt
410
Lists
* List of aircraft of the RAF
Range Main
1012.0
Max Speed Alt
300.0
Type Of Prop
9
Max Speed Main
186 mph
Capacity
8
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
6124.0
Ceiling Main
7
680 m
Number Built
128
Crew
Two pilots
Height Main
16.0
Primary user
Royal Air Force
Span Alt
19.66 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
Alvis Leonides
Manufacturer
Hunting Aircraft
Percival Aircraft Company
Number Of Props
2
First Flight
21
Production End Year
1958
Span Main
1965.96
Power Main
540 hp
Production Start Year
1953
Empty Weight Alt
4400.0
Length Main
46.0
Range Alt
1850.0
Similar Aircraft
* Twin Pioneer
Empty Weight Main
9961.0
Ceiling Alt
22000.0
Produced
1953
Category
British military transport aircraft 1950-1959
Percival aircraft

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