| For several years
the fastest time in the King's Cup Air Race has been put up by Mr.
Edgar Percival flying a "Mew Gull," and Mr. Percival was
third in a similar machine. The latest version, powered by a 205 h.p.
"Gipsy-Six" II motor, has a top speed of more then 235 m.p.h.
and the machine can cruise for 810 miles at 200 m.p.h. at 200 m.p.h.
"Mew Gulls" are built of wood with plywood covering. They
are low-wing cantilever monoplanes with fixed spatted undercarriages
of very low drag. In spite of their speed these 'planes are easy to
manoeuvre; the pilot sits in a closed cockpit. The total loaded weight
weight is 2,125 lb. |
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