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Miles M.1 Satyr Miles M.1 Satyr

1932

In 1932 F. G. Miles had flown a small single-seat biplane known as the Miles M.1 Satyr. Only one was ...

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Miles' previous experience with the Southern Martlet and Metal Martlet biplanes led to the desire to build a two-seat monoplane ...

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Miles Hawk

1933

Miles Hawk

Miles M.2S Hawk Major Miles M.2S Hawk Major

1934

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The first true cabin aircraft designed by F. G. Miles, the Miles M.3 Falcon prototype (G-ACTM) was flown first on ...

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Miles M.3 Falcon

1934

Miles M.3 Falcon

Miles M.5 Sparrowhawk Miles M.5 Sparrowhawk

1935

Another somewhat smaller racing variant of the M.2 Hawk was the M.5 Sparrowhawk, of which five were built.

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Miles M.6 Hawcon

1935

Miles M.6 Hawcon

Miles M.7 Nighthawk Miles M.7 Nighthawk

1935

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Miles M.4 Merlin

1935

Miles M.4 Merlin

Miles M.11 Whitney Straight Miles M.11 Whitney Straight

1936

In the mid-1930s wealthy aviation enthusiast Whitney Straight approached F. G. Miles to design a new lightplane for flying club ...

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The M.8 Peregrine of 1936 was Miles' first twin-engined aircraft, with 153kW de Havilland Gipsy Queen engines and seats for ...

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Miles M.8 Peregrine

1936

Miles M.8 Peregrine

Miles M.12 Mohawk Miles M.12 Mohawk

1937

Built to the specification of Charles Lindbergh, the only Miles M.12 Mohawk was a tandem two-seat cabin monoplane with a 149kW ...

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The Magister was a two-seat primary-training monoplane based on the Hawk Trainer. While in production it was the only monoplane ...

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Miles M.14 Magister

1937

Miles M.14 Magister

Miles Master Miles Master

1937

In January 1939 large extensions to the Miles factory were completed and opened by the Secretary of State for Air. ...

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Miles M.16 Mentor

1938

Miles M.16 Mentor

Miles M.17 Monarch Miles M.17 Monarch

1938

In the mid-1930s wealthy aviation enthusiast Whitney Straight approached F. G. Miles to design a new lightplane for flying club ...

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In an attempt to provide a replacement for the Magister, Miles flew the M.18 with a 97kW de Havilland Gipsy ...

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Miles M.18

1938

Miles M.18

Miles M.20 Miles M.20

1940

Conceived as an emergency fighter for production in the event that the RAF began to run short of more orthodox ...

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The possibility that the RAF would run short of fighters during the Battle of Britain prompted adaptation of the 750hp ...

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Miles M.24 Master Fighter

1940

Miles M.24 Master Fighter

Miles M.28 Miles M.28

1941

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Miles M.30 Minor

1941

Miles M.30 Minor

Miles M.25 Martinet Miles M.25 Martinet

1942

Before the issue of Air Ministry Specification 12/41, it had been standard RAF practice to use out-dated aircraft, however unsuitable, ...

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Among the collection of projects which emerged from Miles during World War II, two of the strangest were the Miles ...

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Miles M.35 Libellula

1942

Miles M.35 Libellula

Miles M.38 Messenger Miles M.38 Messenger

1942

At the private request of certain army officers in June 1942, George Miles designed and built the prototype of an ...

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The M.35 was completed and flown in six weeks but proved to be unstable. Wind tunnel tests showed the problems ...

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Miles M.39B Libellula

1943

Miles M.39B Libellula

Miles M.33 Monitor Miles M.33 Monitor

1944

Designed to Air Ministry Specification Q.9/42 for a high-speed target tug, the Miles M.33 Monitor was a clean-looking cantilever high-wing ...

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Miles was a prolific designer, and a mass of projects passed through the drawing office, though many of these came ...

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Miles M.57 Aerovan

1945

Miles M.57 Aerovan

Miles M.65 Gemini / M.75 Aries 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 flew first on 26 October ...

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With the Miles M.60 Marathon, the company broke new ground, for it was the company's first all-metal aircraft and the first ...

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Miles M.60 Marathon

1946

Miles M.60 Marathon

Miles M.52 Miles M.52

1946

The Miles E.24/43, or M.52, was an extremely advanced project on which Miles Aircraft Ltd worked for three years until ...

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In August 1947 Miles flew the M.71 Merchantman with four 186kW de Havilland Gipsy Queen 30 engines and a modified ...

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Miles M.71 Merchantman

1947

Miles M.71 Merchantman

Miles M.68 Boxcar Miles M.68 Boxcar

1947

The Miles M.68 Boxcar, flown on 22 August 1947, had four 75kW Blackburn Cirrus Minor II engines and was basically ...

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The M.5 Sparrowhawk prototype survived the war and in 1953 was modified considerably by the installation of two 150kg ...

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Miles M.77 Sparrowjet

1953

Miles M.77 Sparrowjet

Miles M.100 Student Miles M.100 Student

1957

The M.100 Student is outside the basic Miles Aircraft history, since it was a private venture by F. G. and ...

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