Miles M.20 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Phillips & Powis Aircraft Ltd

First Flight:

14 September 1940

M.20:

2 - Phillips & Powis, Woodley

Type Specification

Applies to:

Miles M.20

Type:

Single seat fighter, proposed by F.G. Miles and resulting in specification F.19/40

Wing:

Low wing cantilever monoplane of spruce structure covered in plywood. Centre section has no dihedral and is of constant section, outer sections have dihedral and taper towards the tip

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:

Fixed main wheels in fairings beneath wing. Tail wheel

Power Plant:

One 1,300 hp Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engine in the nose

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in enclosed cockpit above the wing

Armament:

Eight 0.303 in Browning machine guns fitted in the wing

Span:

34 ft 7 in

Length:

30 ft 1 in

Height:

12 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

234 sq ft

Tare:

5,870 lb

All-up:

7,758 lb

Max Speed:

350 mph at 20,600 ft

Initial Rate of Climb:

3,200 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

31,400 ft

Range:

550 miles

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