Miles Gemini Aircraft

Gemini 1A, Cranfield 1986. Copyright: Chris Young

Production Details

Design Company:

Miles Aircraft Ltd

First Flight:

26 October 1945

M.65 Gemini 1:

1 - Miles Aircraft Ltd

M.65 Gemini 1A:

134 - Miles Aircraft Ltd 1 - Handley Page (Reading) Ltd

M.65 Gemini 1B:

1 - Miles Aircraft Ltd

M.65 Gemini 2A:

2 - Miles Aircraft Ltd

M.65 Gemini 3:

1 - Miles Aircraft Ltd 1 - Handley Page (Reading) Ltd 1 - F.G. Miles Ltd

M.65 Gemini 3A:

2 - Miles Aircraft Ltd 5 - Wolverhampton Aviation Ltd

M.65 Gemini 3C:

2 - Miles Aircraft Ltd

M.65 Gemini 4:

1 - Miles Aircraft Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Miles M.65 Gemini 1A

Type:

Twin engine private aircraft to company specification

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 two fins and rudders. Fins are on ends of tailplane

Landing Gear:

Retractable main gear retract rearwards into engine nacelles. Tail wheel

Power Plant:

Two 100 hp Blackburn Cirrus Minor II engine in nacelles on wing

Accommodation:

Seating for up to four in enclosed cabin above the wing

Span:

36 ft 2 in

Length:

22 ft 2 in

Height:

7 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

191 sq ft

Empty:

1,930 lb

All-up:

3,000 lb

Max Speed:

146 mph

Rate of Climb:

606 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

11,300 ft

Range:

990 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Gemini 1A:

G-AKEL - Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Holywood - Stored G-AKKH - Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden - Airworthy

Gemini 3C:

G-AKGE - Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Holywood - Display

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