Edgar Percival Aircraft
{{Short description|British aircraft manufacturer, 1954–1958}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
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| type = Aircraft manufacturer
| industry = Aviation
| predecessor = Percival Aircraft Company
| founded = 1954 in Stapleford, England
| founder = Edgar Percival
| defunct = 1958
| fate = Acquired by Samlesbury Engineering Ltd Limited
| successor = Lancashire Aircraft Company Limited
| hq_location_city = Stapleford
| hq_location_country = England
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| products = Edgar Percival E.P.9
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Edgar Percival Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer from 1954 to 1958. The company was based at Stapleford Aerodrome, England.
History
In 1954, Edgar Percival formed Edgar Percival Aircraft Limited a few years after his original company the Percival Aircraft Company had become part of the Hunting Group. His first new design was Edgar Percival E.P.9 which was a utility aircraft designed for agricultural use.
In 1958 Samlesbury Engineering Ltd Limited acquired rights to the design and the company formed a subsidiary named the Lancashire Aircraft Company Limited.
Aircraft
References
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- {{cite book |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985)|publisher=Orbis Publishing}}
- {{cite book |last= Jackson|first= A.J.|title= British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 2|year= 1974|publisher=Putnam|location= London|isbn=0-370-10006-9 }}
{{Aerospace industry in the United Kingdom}}
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Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1954
Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1958