Miles Miles Kestrel Aircraft
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Production Details | |
Design Company: |
Phillips & Powis Aircraft Ltd |
First Flight: |
3 June 1937 |
M.9 Kestrel: |
1 - Phillips & Powis, Woodley |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Miles M.9 Kestrel |
Type: |
Private venture advanced trainer, later developed into Master |
Wing: |
Low wing cantilever monoplane of spruce structure covered in plywood. Split flaps fitted as standard |
Fuselage: |
Fuselage of spruce structure with plywood covering |
Tail Unit: |
Cantilever tailplane with elevator at top of fuselage with single fin and rudder |
Landing Gear: |
Single wheel on each main leg, which retract into wing. Tailwheel |
Power Plant: |
One 745 hp Rolls-Royce Kestrel XVI engine in nose |
Accommodation: |
Tandem seats for crew in enclosed cockpit |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
39 ft |
Length: |
30 ft 6 in |
Height: |
9 ft 5 in |
Wing Area: |
235 sq ft |
Weights | |
Empty: |
4,160 lb |
All-up: |
5,340 lb |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
296 mph at 14,500 ft |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |
http://www.jaapteeuwen.com/ww2aircraft/html%20pages/MILES%20M9%20KESTREL.htm |