Miles M.28 Aircraft

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

Span:

30 ft 8 in

Length:

24 ft

Height:

8 ft 4 in

Wing Area:

162 sq ft

Empty:

1,658 lb

All-up:

2,500 lb

Max Speed:

159 mph

Rate of Climb:

840 ft/min

Range:

408 miles

Preserved in British Museums

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