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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 to be curable and George Miles conceived a heavy bomber, the M.39, to be powered by three turbojet engines, or in its initial form with two high-altitude Rolls-Royce Merlin 60s or Bristol Hercules VIIIs.
A five-eighths scale model of the bomber was built and designated M.39B, flying for the first time on 22 July 1943 and proving to be aerodynamically stable. Flight trials were initially on a private basis, but in 1944 the M.39B went to the Royal Aircraft Establishment
at Farnborough, where it suffered two accidents. After extensive repairs the work ended.
| MODEL | M.39B Libellula |
| ENGINE | 2 x de Havilland Gipsy Major 1C, 104kW |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 1270 kg | 2800 lb |
| Empty weight | 1091 kg | 2405 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 11.43 m | 38 ft 6 in |
| Length | 6.76 m | 22 ft 2 in |
| Height | 2.82 m | 9 ft 3 in |
| Wing area | 23.15 m2 | 249.18 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 264 km/h | 164 mph |
| Frank Doerle, e-mail, 21.08.2015 21:33 I am in the process of drwaing up plans for a 1 /5 scale RC model and would like to get some CG info on the M.39B. Any help woul be appreciated. reply |
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