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Biographical entry Percival, Edgar Wikner (1897 - 1984)
- Born
- 23 February 1897
Albury, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 21 January 1984
London, England - Occupation
- Aviator and Aircraft designer
Summary
Edgar Wikner Percival built the winning entry in the 1924 Australian Aero Club competition to design a light aircraft. He used drawings supplied by H.E. Broadsmith (qv). Later, while working for the Bristol Aeroplane Company, he designed and manufactured the Percival 'Gull', a three-seater, low-wing cantilever monoplane.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- McCarthy, John, 'Percival, Edgar Wikner (1897-1984), pilot and aircraft designer', in Geoffrey Serle (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 11, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1988, pp. 199-200. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110205b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Percival, Edgar Wikner', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467209. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003856. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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