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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.Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1985–86, p. 295"Founded by Roy Procter, Procter Aircraft Associates Ltd.'s name was changed in 1980, when Alan Nash acquired a controlling interest. Nash and Procter are directors of the company, a subsidiary of Kinetrol Ltd." (Mondey, p. 204)
Development Based on the earlier Mitchell-Procter Kittiwake design,"Petrel takes to the air" 1980, p. 1951 the Petrel is an all-metal low-wing cantilever monoplane of conventional design powered by an Avco Lycoming O-320-D2A or Avco Lycoming O-360-A3A piston engine. Only three aircraft were built, the prototype registered G-AXSF, one built by apprentices at the British Aircraft Corporation factory at Preston in 1973, registered G-BACA, and another built in 1978, registered G-BFPJ. G-BACA had a serious fault with the landing gear and only flew 15 hours before being grounded.Cheers 2007, p. 5 The prototype still exists but without a current certificate of airworthiness. It is presently fitted with a Lycoming O-360-A3A engine.
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Roland Beaumont - Testing Years - Ian Allan published 1980