Nash Petrel
# Nash Petrel

The Nash Petrel also known as the Procter Petrel is a two-seat aerobatic or glider tug aircraft. It was designed for amateur production by Procter Aircraft Associates of Camberley, Surrey, England. By the time the aircraft first flew, Procter had changed ownership and had been renamed Nash Aircraft Ltd.

## Development

Based on the earlier Mitchell-Procter Kittiwake design, the Petrel is an all-metal low-wing cantilever monoplane of conventional design powered by a 130 hp Rolls-Royce Continental O-240-A piston engine. Only two aircraft were built, the prototype registered G-AXSF and one built by apprentices at the British Aircraft Corporation factory at Preston in 1973, registered G-BACA. G-BACA had a serious fault with the landing gear and only flew 15 hours before being grounded. The prototype still exists but without a current certificate of airworthiness. It is presently fitted with a Lycoming O-360-A3A engine.

## Specifications

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83

General characteristics

* Crew: 2
* Length: 6.22 m (20 ft 5 in)
* Wingspan: 8.94 m (29 ft 4 in)
* Height: 2.23 m (7 ft 4 in)
* Wing area: 12.63 $m^2$ (135.9 sq ft)
* Aspect ratio: 6.6:1
* Airfoil: NACA 3415
* Empty weight: 540 kg (1,190 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 762 kg (1,680 lb)
* Fuel capacity: 104.5 L (27.6 US gal; 23.0 imp gal)
* Powerplant: 1 × Avco Lycoming O-320-D2A air-cooled flat-four engine, 89 kW (119 hp)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph, 110 kn)
* Cruise speed: 195 km/h (121 mph, 105 kn)
* Stall speed: 74 km/h (46 mph, 40 kn) (flaps down)
* Rate of climb: 5.6 m/s (1,100 ft/min)
