Edgar Percival E.P.9

In 1954, Edgar Percival formed Edgar Percival Aircraft Limited at Stapleford Aerodrome, England, his original company had become part of the Hunting Group. His first new design, the Edgar Percival P.9 was a utility aircraft designed for agricultural use. The aircraft was a high-wing monoplane with an unusual pod and boom fuselage. The pod and boom design allowed the aircraft to be fitted with a hopper for crop spraying. The pilot and one passenger sat together with room for four more passengers. The clamshell side and rear doors also allowed the aircraft to carry standard size wool and straw bales or 45 imperial gallon (55 U.S. gallon) oil drums or even livestock. Even when the hopper was fitted, a ground crew of three could be carried when moving between sites. ==Operational history==

The prototype (registered G-AOFU) first flew on 21 December 1955. and , is registered to the Warbirds of The World Air Museum in New Mexico. ==Variants==

;Edgar Percival E.P.9 :Production aircraft powered by a 270 hp Lycoming GO-480-B1.B engine, 21 built. ;Edgar Percival E.P.9C :Two aircraft re-engined in Australia by Kingsford Smith Aviation at Brisbane with a 375 hp Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah 10 radial engine. ;Lancashire Aircraft Prospector :Continued production powered by a 295 hp Lycoming GO-480-G1.A6 engine, six built. ;Lancashire Aircraft Prospector II :Prototype (c/n 47 G-ARDG) officially re-engined with a 375 hp Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah 10 radial engine. : Total produced - 27 airframes (a further fuselage was not completed) ==Surviving aircraft==

Victoria in 1988 • c/n 28 VH-EPN, formerly VH-DAI, restored and registered 1998 Victoria, Australia • c/n 30 CF-NWI stored Reynolds-Alberta Museum, Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada • c/n 36 ZS-CHZ, displayed as 'XM797', airworthy, based SAAF Historic Flight, Zwartkop, South Africa • c/n 39 N747JC, airworthy, based Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States • c/n 41 N8395 airworthy (currently being restored), based Mississippi, United States • c/n 42 ZK-PWZ airworthy, based Kairanga Aviation Ltd, New Zealand • c/n 43 XM819 Museum of Army Flying, Middle Wallop, England ==Specifications (E.P.9) ==