Miles Messenger Aircraft

Messenger 2, Old Warden

Production Details

Design Company:

Phillips & Powis Aircraft Ltd

First Flight:

12 September 1942

Messenger I:

11 - Miles Aircraft Ltd, Woodley 10 - Miles Aircraft Ltd, Newtownards

Messenger 2:

67 - Miles Aircraft Ltd, Newtownards

Messenger 3:

1 - Miles Aircraft Ltd, Newtownards

Messenger 4:

4 - Miles Aircraft Ltd, Newtownards 19 - Converted from Messenger I

Type Specification

Applies to:

Miles M.38 Messenger I

Type:

VIP communications aircraft to specification 17/43 after design as AOP aircraft

Wing:

Low wing cantilever monoplane of spruce structure covered in plywood. Flaps fitted as standard

Fuselage:

Fuselage of spruce structure with plywood covering

Tail Unit:

Cantilever tailplane with elevator at top of fuselage with three fins and rudders. Outer fins are on ends of tailplane

Landing Gear:

Single wheel on each main leg. Tailwheel

Power Plant:

One 140 hp de Havilland Gipsy Major engine in nose

Accommodation:

Seating for up to four in enclosed cabin above the wing

Span:

36 ft 2 in

Length:

24 ft

Height:

9 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

191 sq ft

Empty:

1,518 lb

All-up:

1,900 lb

Max Speed:

116 mph

Rate of Climb:

660 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

14,000 ft

Range:

260 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Messenger 2:

G-AJOC - Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Holywood - Display G-AKBO - Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden - Airworthy G-AKIN - Sywell Aviation Museum, Northampton - Airworthy

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