Miles Hawk Major Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Phillips & Powis Aircraft Ltd

First Flight:

7 July 1934

M.2F Hawk Major:

17 - Phillips & Powis, Woodley

M.2G Hawk Major:

1 - Phillips & Powis, Woodley

M.2H Hawk Major:

39 - Phillips & Powis, Woodley

M.2M Hawk Major:

1 - Phillips & Powis, Woodley

M.2P Hawk Mayor:

3 - Phillips & Powis, Woodley

M.2R Hawk Mayor de Luxe:

1 - Phillips & Powis, Woodley

M.2S Hawk Mayor:

1 - Phillips & Powis, Woodley

M.2T Mawk Mayor:

2 - Phillips & Powis, Woodley

M.2W Hawk Trainer:

4 - Phillips & Powis, Woodley

M.2X Hawk Trainer:

9 - Phillips & Powis, Woodley

M.2Y Hawk Trainer:

13 - Phillips & Powis, Woodley

Type Specification

Applies to:

Miles M.2H Hawk Major

Type:

Improved version of M.2 Hawk

Wing:

Low wing cantilever monoplane of spruce structure covered in plywood. 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:

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

Power Plant:

One 130 hp de Havilland Gipsy Major engine in the nose

Accommodation:

Seats for two in tandem open cockpits above the wing

Span:

33 ft

Length:

24 ft

Height:

6 ft 8 in

Wing Area:

169 sq ft

Empty:

1,150 lb

All-up:

1,800 lb

Max Speed:

150 mph

Rate of Climb:

1,080 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

20,000 ft

Preserved in British Museums

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