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Percival
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1946
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1947
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1953
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Royal Air Force
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The was an ''
Ab Initio '' trainer of the
Royal Air Force in the early post-war period, contemporary with the
De Havilland Chipmunk . It was a low-wing,
Monoplane with a fixed,
Tailwheel, Undercarriage . Seating was in a side-by-side configuration.
The prototype first flew in 1946. Over 300 were built and they were in service from 1947 to 1953.
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2
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31 ft 3 in
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952 m
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46 ft 0 in
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140 m
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12 ft 10 in
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391 m
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4,200 lb
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1,905 kg
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6-cylinder, air-cooled Inline Engine
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1
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251 hp
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187 kW
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124 knots
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344 knots
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396 mi, 637 km
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