Nash Petrel Explained

The Nash Petrel also known as the Procter Petrel is a two-seat aerobatic or glider tug aircraft. It was designed for amateur production by Procter Aircraft Associates of Camberley, Surrey, England. By the time the aircraft first flew, Procter had changed ownership and had been renamed Nash Aircraft Ltd.^{[1] [2]}

Development

Based on the earlier Mitchell-Procter Kittiwake design,^[3] the Petrel is an all-metal low-wing cantilever monoplane of conventional design powered by a 130 hp Rolls-Royce Continental O-240-A piston engine. Only two aircraft were built, the prototype registered G-AXSF and one built by apprentices at the British Aircraft Corporation factory at Preston in 1973, registered G-BACA. G-BACA had a serious fault with the landing gear and only flew 15 hours before being grounded.^[4] The prototype still exists but without a current certificate of airworthiness. It is presently fitted with a Lycoming O-360-A3A engine.

References

• Cheers . Geoff . The Petrel Project . PENSIONupdate . November 2007 . BAE Systems . 5 . 27 December 2008.
• Book: Jackson, A.J. . British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3 . 1974 . Putnam . London . 0-370-10014-X.
• Book: Mondey, David . Encyclopedia of The World's Commercial and Private Aircraft . 1981 . Crescent Books . New York.
• Petrel takes to the air . . 22 November 1980 . 27 December 2008.
• Book: Taylor . John W. R. . John W. R. Taylor . Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–8 . 1982 . London. Jane's Yearbooks . 0-7106-0748-2.
• Book: Taylor . John W. R. . Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1985–86. 1985 . registration. Jane's Publishing. London. 0-7106-0821-7 .
• Book: Taylor, Michael J. H.. Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. 1989. Studio Editions. London.
• Roland Beaumont - Testing Years - Ian Allan published 1980

Notes and References

1. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1985–86, p. 295
2. "Founded by Roy Procter, Procter Aircraft Associates Ltd.'s name was changed in 1980, when Alan Nash acquired a controlling interest. Nash and Procter are directors of the company, a subsidiary of Kinetrol Ltd." (Mondey, p. 204)
3. "Petrel takes to the air" 1980, p. 1951
4. Cheers 2007, p. 5