after nose-wheel shimmy damaged a Prince aircraft beyond economical repair at RAAF Edinburgh. The same file indicates that the nose wheel arrangment could be re-engineered to fix the problems. However it was decided to not persist with the type.
An RAAF Percival Prince conveyed Sir William Penny to the Emu area (Dingo Claypan?) in mid-September 1952. The party on the claypan had set a white smoke flare presumably to guide the pilot to the remote location and or to help him choose landing direction.
The Percival Prince III was all metal with a retractable tricycle undercarriage. It was designed to carry 8 passengers or 6 VIP's or 6 streacher patients and two medical attendants.
The RAAF had 3 Percival Prince aircraft.
A90-1,-2,-3
Particulars
* denotes typical figures
|
|
|
| Wing Span |
56 |
feet |
| Length |
42.92 |
feet
|
| Max. Speed |
195* |
knots |
| Cruise Speed |
170* |
knots |
| Ceiling |
21,000* |
feet |
| Range |
1,100* |
miles |
| Empty Weight |
7824 to 8450* |
lbs |
| Max. Take-off Weight |
11,000 |
lbs |
| Engines |
Alvis Leonides502/4 |
540/560 hp |
| Propellors |
De Havilland hydromatic |
3 blades, 9 feet dia. |
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