Author Topic: Percival Mew Gull (Read 3621 times)

Peter Germann · « **on:** March 14, 2011, 05:19:33 AM »

Yves Fernandez’ (France) latest roll-out:

Percival Mew Gull for F2B
Span: 60.6 in
Area, with flaps: 666 insq.
Motor: Saito .62 4-cycle
Propeller: 13 x 5
Weight (empty): 61.4 oz
Take-apartable

regards, Peter Germann

Glenn (Gravitywell) Reach · « **Reply #1 on:** March 14, 2011, 10:31:07 AM »

Holy mackeral thats beautiful!

Michael Boucher · « **Reply #2 on:** March 14, 2011, 11:40:22 AM »

Wow!

rustler · « **Reply #3 on:** March 14, 2011, 02:32:03 PM »

Wow. Felicitations to Yves. But what's this? A commercial 4Str? Why not one of his own beautiful home build engines?
Anyone who has seen Yves fly the schedule with his home built Micron fixed compression diesel repro popping and ... well, gassing around will recognise a master at work.
Edit - This is with a vintage non-flapped model too.

Larry Cunningham · « **Reply #4 on:** March 14, 2011, 02:37:45 PM »

Lovely model, and I love the fillets and the prop! Great work, Peter.

L.

"Be not the first by whom the new are tried, nor yet the last to lay
the old aside." -Alexander Pope

wwwarbird · « **Reply #5 on:** March 14, 2011, 02:47:20 PM »

Very very nice. Can we see some more photos?

Chris Edinger · « **Reply #6 on:** March 14, 2011, 03:59:19 PM »

Wow... I stand in awe of builders like this.... what a beautiful build... and like warbird.. could we see some more pics???
Chris

Neville Legg · « **Reply #7 on:** March 14, 2011, 04:22:13 PM »

Absolutely gorgeous

But where is Alex Henshaw?

Cheers

Randy Powell · « **Reply #8 on:** March 14, 2011, 05:46:51 PM »

That's a sweetheart Peter. Very slick. And as I said elsewhere, I love the prop.

Peter Germann · « **Reply #9 on:** March 15, 2011, 07:38:38 AM »

2 more pix

John Sunderland · « **Reply #10 on:** March 15, 2011, 07:43:31 AM »

That is slick and sleek! I love it when the paint job doesnt over power the lines of the airplane design....very very nice!

JohnPrator · « **Reply #11 on:** March 15, 2011, 07:44:45 AM »

Wow, that is beautiful!!

john e. holliday · « **Reply #12 on:** March 15, 2011, 09:00:51 PM »

I love it. Really shows craftsmanship without covering it up with paint. If it flies as well as it looks, it is a winner.

Air Ministry . · « **Reply #13 on:** March 16, 2011, 02:44:15 AM »

Very nice . is that a sprung undercarrage in there ??

PerttiMe · « **Reply #14 on:** March 16, 2011, 02:55:11 AM »

That is the color a Mew Gull is supposed to be...

Neville Legg · « **Reply #15 on:** March 16, 2011, 11:06:20 AM »

I don't know how many Mew Gulls were built, I think they were made not far from here, at the once Gravesend Airport. The father of an old friend of mine who died in November had a hand in designing them, and Jean Battens Percival Vega Gull. Anyway, there is a picture of 3 Mew Gulls parked at Gravesend, one is dark red with gold trim and lettering, one is black, I think the other one is black and white, but not like the one above! Arthur Bage was the designer at Percivals at the time (1930's).

Cheers

PerttiMe · « **Reply #16 on:** March 16, 2011, 01:19:13 PM »

Most pictures that a Google search turns up show the restored G-AEXF in a very light color.

"In all, six Percival P6 Mew Gull aircraft were produced. Of these, only one - G-AEXF - survives, and that has been rebuilt twice "
http://www.pilotfriend.com/photo_albums/timeline/between/Percival%20Mew%20Gull.htm

... but clearly, they were not all that color:
http://capechallenge.wordpress.com/2010/01/26/the-cape-challenge-%e2%80%93-a-short-history-part-2/

Neville Legg · « **Reply #17 on:** March 16, 2011, 03:06:03 PM »

I must be going mad

. That picture of the 3 Mew gulls at Gravesend, (about 16 miles from where I'm sitting) I could've sworn one of them was all black

but I was working from memory, and it 'aint as good as it used to be

Alex Henshaws Mew Gull was a brilliant white, I've seen that one in the flesh. Henshaw was chief test pilot for Supermarine throughout WW2, and a record setter!

Cheers

Bill Little · « **Reply #18 on:** March 16, 2011, 03:58:37 PM »

Yves always does magnificent work. This is no exception! A true craftsman, excellent pilot, and a true gentleman to boot.

Big Bear

John Sunderland · « **Reply #19 on:** July 10, 2011, 03:12:41 AM »

I was looking at the tail end of a JU88 today and this bird came to mind. Call it free association if you like.

I'm still inspired!

Neville Legg · « **Reply #20 on:** July 10, 2011, 03:30:37 AM »

Can't see it?

Cheers

Air Ministry . · « **Reply #21 on:** July 10, 2011, 03:52:18 AM »

Theres some extensive shots on a forign site of this , inc the build .

http://www.fesselflug.ch/plaintext/werkstatt/modellvorstellung/percival-mew-gull.php

pipemakermike · « **Reply #22 on:** July 11, 2011, 06:05:19 AM »

There are some stunning picthres here:-
http://www.eyerevolution.co.uk/virtual_tours/mew_gull/mew_gull-002.php

Mike

John Sunderland · « **Reply #23 on:** July 21, 2011, 11:07:12 PM »

Quote from: Neville Legg on July 10, 2011, 03:30:37 AM

Can't see it?

Cheers

Must be English roots!

I think it is a tail relationship thing where the hinge lines come into play