Parnall 382
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Parnall 382 |
| image | Parnall382.jpg |
| aircraft_type | Two-seat monoplane trainer |
| national_origin | United Kingdom |
| manufacturer | Parnall Aircraft Ltd |
| designer | Basil Henderson |
| number_built | 1 |
| first_flight | 1939 |
| developed_from | Parnall Heck |
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| name = Parnall 382 | logo = | logo_size = | image = Parnall382.jpg | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = Two-seat monoplane trainer | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = United Kingdom | manufacturer = Parnall Aircraft Ltd | design_group = | designer = Basil Henderson | builder = | issuer = | status = | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = 1 | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = | retired = | first_flight = 1939 | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = Parnall Heck | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = The Parnall 382 was a 1930s British single-engined monoplane trainer aircraft with two open cockpits, designed and developed by Parnall Aircraft Ltd.
Design and development
The Parnall 382 was designed to meet UK Air Ministry Specification T.1/37 for an 'ab initio' trainer, and was also known as the Parnall Heck III. Its competitors were the Heston T.1/37 and the Miles M.15. The Airspeed AS.36, General Aircraft GAL.32 and Percival P.20 were also proposed against specification T.1/37, but not accepted or built. None of the designs was selected for production orders; it has been suggested that the required performance could not be achieved within the constraints of the Specification.
Construction was primarily wooden, with plywood-skinned spruce frames. The cantilever oleo-pneumatic fixed main undercarriage legs were faired with spats. The undercarriage, tail unit and outer wing panels were adapted from the Parnall Heck 2C. The propeller was a de Havilland fixed-pitch type. Student and tutor sat in open, tandem cockpits, but the rear cockpit was later enclosed.
Operational history
One example of the Parnall 382 was built by Parnall Aircraft Ltd as a private venture project. The first flight was by G.A.C Warren at Yate Aerodrome in February 1939, with B conditions registration J1. In September 1939 it was registered G-AFKF. In June 1941, as the Parnall Heck III, it was allocated serial R9138 under contract 23979/39. In trials at the Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) at Martlesham Heath, it was assessed as pleasant to fly and generally good as a trainer. Notwithstanding a few modifications, no order was forthcoming, and it was SOC (struck off charge) on 5 March 1943. It was allocated the serial 3600M and ended its days as an Air Training Corps instructional airframe at Jones' West Monmouth School, Pontypool.
Specifications
|ref=British Civil Aircraft Since 1919 |prime units?=imp General characteristics
|crew=2 |length ft=28 |length in=9.5 |span ft=33 |span in=8 |height m=3.66 |wing area sqft=155 |airfoil=B.H.5 |empty weight lb=1655 |gross weight lb=2450 Powerplant
|eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=de Havilland Gipsy Queen Series II |eng1 type=6-cyl. inverted in-line air-cooled piston engine |eng1 hp=200
|prop blade number=2 |prop name=Schwarz fixed pitch wooden propeller
Performance
|max speed mph=155 |cruise speed mph=135 |stall speed kmh= |stall speed mph= |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |range km= |range miles=620 |range nmi= |range note=(approx) |endurance=3 hours |ceiling m= |ceiling ft=17000 |ceiling note= |g limits= |roll rate= |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin=780 |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |lift to drag= |wing loading kg/m2= |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |fuel consumption kg/km= |fuel consumption lb/mi= |power/mass= |thrust/weight=
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References
References
- Lukins, A.H.. (1945). "The Book of Miles aircraft". Harborough.
- Jackson, A.J.. (1974). "British Civil Aircraft Since 1919 Volume 3". Putnam & Company Ltd.
- Lewis, Peter. (November 1965). "Air Pictorial". Rolls House Publishing Co Ltd.
- Halley, James J.. (1980). "Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999". Air-Britain.
- Revell, D.S.. (1978). "Under B Conditions". Merseyside Aviation Society.
- (23 March 1939). "MODERNITY in a TRAINER Advanced Features of the Parnall 382 : Slots and Slotted Flaps". Flight.
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