Miles Aircraft

Miles M.1 Satyr 1932 In 1932 F. G. Miles had flown a small single-seat biplane known as the Miles ... read more ... Miles' previous experience with the Southern Martlet and Metal Martlet biplanes led to the desire ... read more ... Miles Hawk 1933 Miles M.2S Hawk Major 1934 read more ... The first true cabin aircraft designed by F. G. Miles, the Miles M.3 Falcon prototype ... read more ... Miles M.3 Falcon 1934 Miles M.5 Sparrowhawk 1935 Another somewhat smaller racing variant of the M.2 Hawk was the M.5 Sparrowhawk, of which ... read more ... Miles M.6 Hawcon 1935 Miles M.7 Nighthawk 1935 In the mid-1930s wealthy aviation enthusiast Whitney Straight approached F. G. Miles to design a ... read more ... Miles M.11 Whitney Straight 1936 Miles M.8 Peregrine 1936 The M.8 Peregrine of 1936 was Miles' first twin-engined aircraft, with 153kW de Havilland Gipsy ... read more ... Built to the specification of Charles Lindbergh, the only Miles M.12 Mohawk was a tandem two-seat ... read more ... Miles M.12 Mohawk 1937 Miles M.14 Magister 1937 The Magister was a two-seat primary-training monoplane based on the Hawk Trainer. While in production ... read more ... In January 1939 large extensions to the Miles factory were completed and opened by the ... read more ... Miles Master 1937 Miles M.16 Mentor 1938 In the mid-1930s wealthy aviation enthusiast Whitney Straight approached F. G. Miles to design a ... read more ... Miles M.17 Monarch 1938 Miles M.18 1938 In an attempt to provide a replacement for the Magister, Miles flew the M.18 with ... read more ... Conceived as an emergency fighter for production in the event that the RAF began to ... read more ... Miles M.20 1940 Miles M.24 Master Fighter 1940 The possibility that the RAF would run short of fighters during the Battle of Britain ... read more ... Miles M.28 1941 Miles M.25 Martinet 1942 Before the issue of Air Ministry Specification 12/41, it had been standard RAF practice to ... read more ... Among the collection of projects which emerged from Miles during World War II, two of ... read more ... Miles M.35 Libellula 1942 Miles M.38 Messenger 1942 At the private request of certain army officers in June 1942, George Miles designed and ... read more ... The M.35 was completed and flown in six weeks but proved to be unstable. Wind ... read more ... Miles M.39B Libellula 1943 Miles M.33 Monitor 1944 Designed to Air Ministry Specification Q.9/42 for a high-speed target tug, the Miles M.33 Monitor ... read more ... Miles was a prolific designer, and a mass of projects passed through the drawing office, ... read more ... Miles M.57 Aerovan 1945 Miles M.65 Gemini / M.75 Aries 1945 Conceived as a twin-engine retractable landing gear version of the Messenger, the Miles M.65 Gemini ... read more ... With the Miles M.60 Marathon, the company broke new ground, for it was the company's first ... read more ... Miles M.60 Marathon 1946 Miles M.52 1946 The Miles E.24/43, or M.52, was an extremely advanced project on which Miles Aircraft Ltd ... read more ... In August 1947 Miles flew the M.71 Merchantman with four 186kW de Havilland Gipsy Queen ... read more ... Miles M.71 Merchantman 1947 Miles M.68 Boxcar 1947 The Miles M.68 Boxcar, flown on 22 August 1947, had four 75kW Blackburn Cirrus Minor ... read more ... The M.5 Sparrowhawk prototype survived the war and in 1953 was modified considerably by the ... read more ... Miles M.77 Sparrowjet 1953 Miles M.100 Student 1957 The M.100 Student is outside the basic Miles Aircraft history, since it was a private ... read more ...