Miles M.28 Aircraft
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Production Details | |
Design Company: |
Phillips & Powis Aircraft Ltd |
First Flight: |
11 July 1941 |
M.28: |
6 - Phillips & Powis, Woodley |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Miles M.28 |
Type: |
Cabin training and communication aircraft built as private venture |
Wing: |
Low wing cantilever monoplane of spruce structure covered in plywood. Wing tapers from root to tip with dihedral. 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 150 hp Blackburn Cirrus Major III engine in nose driving a fixed pitch propeller |
Accommodation: |
Two rows of two seat in enclosed cabin |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
30 ft 8 in |
Length: |
24 ft |
Height: |
8 ft 4 in |
Wing Area: |
162 sq ft |
Weights | |
Empty: |
1,658 lb |
All-up: |
2,500 lb |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
159 mph |
Rate of Climb: |
840 ft/min |
Range: |
408 miles |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |
http://www.jaapteeuwen.com/ww2aircraft/html%20pages/MILES%20M28.htm |