Miles Hawcon Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Phillips & Powis Aircraft Ltd

First Flight:

29 November 1935

M.6 Hawcon:

1 - Phillips & Powis, Woodley

Type Specification

Applies to:

Miles M.6 Hawcon

Type:

Experimental aircraft to research affect of wing thickness

Wing:

Low wing cantilever monoplane of spruce structure covered in plywood. Split flaps fitted as standard. Four different sets of wings built to various thicknesses

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:

Two main wheels, each in aerodynamic fairing beneath wing. Tail skid

Power Plant:

One 200 hp de Havilland Gipsy Six engine in the nose

Accommodation:

Enclosed cabin above wing

Span:

33 ft

Length:

25 ft

Height:

6 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

161 sq ft

Empty:

1,550 lb

All-up:

2,400 lb

Max Speed:

181 mph

Preserved in British Museums

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