Replica aircraft [Percival Gull]
Maker and role
Robert Miles, Maker
Object detail
Accession number
2006.302
Maker
Production period
Description
Model aircraft (Percival Gull) Reg. No.G-ADPR (replica of Jean Batten's) 1/5 scale with small engine fitted capable of radio-controlled flight. This is a low-wing monoplane with a covered cockpit. The undercarriage is fixed and spatted, i.e. the rubber wheels have a semi-circular cover over them. The model is made up of plywood covered with fabric and dope. This model was built by a Captain Bob Miles whose reference is made on the photograph in the Pioneers of Aviation building, ground level, which depicts Jean Batten holding the same model standing inside the jet engine of a DC-10.
Marks
G-ADPR Painted
Jean Hand-written
Jean Hand-written
Media/Materials
Collection
Credit Line
Robert Miles. Replica aircraft [Percival Gull], 2006.302. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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