Percival Gull, Card No 18 (JPAeroplanes 1935)

Civilian Aircraft 1935 (John Player)

Card No. 18  : The PERCIVAL "GULL" (Great Britain)

A low-wing commercial monoplane seating three people in staggered seats, and although using an engine of only moderate power, is capable of a maximum speed of about 172 m.p.h., and a cruising speed of about 152 m.p.h. The first machine of its type, the "Gull" created much interest by its exceptional performance, and has sold in quantities all over the world. It is used largely for high-speed mail and taxi work. In taking one back to Australia in 1933 Sir C. Kingsford Smith set up a new England-Australia record without straining either himself or the machine.