Edgar Percival Aircraft

{{Short description|British aircraft manufacturer, 1954–1958}}

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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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