Miles Marathon Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Miles Aircraft Limited

First Flight:

19 May 1946

M.60 Marathon 1:

2 - Miles Aircraft Ltd

M.69 Marathon 2:

1 - Miles Aircraft Ltd

H.P.R.1 Marathon 1:

40 - Handley Page

Type Specification

Applies to:

Handley Page (Reading) H.P.R.1 Marathon 1

Type:

Short range civil transport

Wing:

High wing cantilever monoplane of all metal construction. Wing is unswept

Fuselage:

All metal semi-monocoque unpressurised fuselage

Tail Unit:

Cantilever tailplane with three fins and rudders constructed of metal

Landing Gear:

Retractable tricycle design.Main gear retract into inner engine nacelles with nose gear retracting forward into fuselage

Power Plant:

Four 340 hp de Havilland Gipsy Queen 70-3 engines in nacelles on wing

Accommodation:

Crew of two with 18 passengers

Span:

65 ft

Length:

52 ft 1.5 in

Height:

14 ft 1 in

Wing Area:

498 sq ft

Empty:

11,688 lb

Maximum:

18,250 lb

Speed:

232 mph

Ceiling:

18,000 ft

Range:

935 miles

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