Mew Gull

摘要

The Percival Mew Gull was a British racing aircraft of the 1930s. It was a small, single-engine, single-seat, low-wing monoplane of wooden construction, normally powered by a six-cylinder de Havilland Gypsy Six piston engine. During its racing career it set many records and was considered a significant design. A modern-day observer has characterized the Mew Gull as "the Holy Grail of British air racing". During the second half of the 1930s, Mew Gulls were dominant in air-racing in the UK and consistently recorded the fastest times until the outbreak of war stopped all civilian flying in late 1939. The Mew Gull was not an ideal aircraft for a long-distance record flight.