Percival Mew Gull
| Mew Gull | |
|---|---|
| Percival Mew Gull G-AEXF at Breighton Aerodrome in 2007 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Racing aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Percival Aircraft Company |
| Designer | |
| Primary user | Civilian racer |
| Number built | 5 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1934–1938 |
| First flight | March 1934 |
| Developed from | Percival Gull |
The Percival Mew Gull is a British racing aircraft of the 1930s. It is a small single-engined single-seat low-wing monoplane of wooden construction, normally powered by a six-cylinder de Havilland Gipsy Six piston engine. During the second half of the 1930s Mew Gulls dominated air-racing in the UK, consistently recorded the fastest times until the outbreak of war stopped all civilian flying in late 1939. In addition examples set many long-distance records. Its top speed was 265 mph (425 km/h) on a modest 205 hp (153 kW) in its final 1939 form.