de Havilland Percival Gull Six

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The de Havilland Percival Gull Six is a 1930s British single-engine touring and racing monoplane renowned for its long-distance record flights, including those made by pioneering aviator Jean Batten.

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de Havilland Percival Gull Six canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft ⓘ
single‑engine monoplane ⓘ
aircraftCategory civil utility aircraft ⓘ
aircraftRole racing ⓘ
touring ⓘ
aircraftStatus historic aircraft ⓘ
airframeMaterial wood ⓘ
cockpitType enclosed cockpit ⓘ
configuration low‑wing monoplane ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designer Edgar Percival ⓘ
developedFrom Percival Gull ⓘ
engineConfiguration single‑engine ⓘ
engineManufacturer de Havilland ⓘ
era interwar period ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1934 ⓘ
fuselageType conventional monoplane fuselage ⓘ
introducedInDecade 1930s ⓘ
landingGearType fixed tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Percival Aircraft Company ⓘ
namedAfter its six‑cylinder Gipsy Six engine ⓘ
notableFor long‑distance record flights ⓘ
numberOfSeats 3 ⓘ
operatedInRegion Australasia ⓘ
linked to: Asia-Pacific

Europe ⓘ
passengerCapacity 2 ⓘ
powerplantType piston engine ⓘ
primaryUse civil aviation ⓘ
propulsion propeller‑driven ⓘ
tailConfiguration conventional tailplane ⓘ
timePeriodOfUse 1930s ⓘ
typicalEngineModel de Havilland Gipsy Six ⓘ
usedBy Jean Batten ⓘ
usedFor air racing ⓘ
long‑distance touring ⓘ
record‑breaking solo flights ⓘ
variantOf Percival Gull series ⓘ
wingPosition low wing ⓘ

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Jean Batten → aircraftFlown → de Havilland Percival Gull Six ⓘ