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Percival Merganser

Early Jet (1946–1969)

Percival Merganser — Fixed Wing
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The Percival Merganser was a light, civil transport of the late 1940s. It was a twin-engine, high-wing monoplane of all-metal, stressed skin construction with retractable tricycle undercarriage.

Specifications

Category
Fixed Wing
Domain
Civil
Era
Early Jet (1946–1969)
Engine
2× six-cylinder inverted air-cooled in-line piston engines
Thrust / Power
296 hp each
Length (ft)
39
Wingspan (ft)
47
Empty Weight (lb)
5300
MTOW (lb)
6700
Endurance (hr)
5 hours at 5000
Service Ceiling (ft)
24000
Range (mi)
800
Max Speed (mph)
193