Miles Miles Kestrel Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Phillips & Powis Aircraft Ltd

First Flight:

3 June 1937

M.9 Kestrel:

1 - Phillips & Powis, Woodley

Type Specification

Applies to:

Miles M.9 Kestrel

Type:

Private venture advanced trainer, later developed into Master

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:

Single wheel on each main leg, which retract into wing. Tailwheel

Power Plant:

One 745 hp Rolls-Royce Kestrel XVI engine in nose

Accommodation:

Tandem seats for crew in enclosed cockpit

Span:

39 ft

Length:

30 ft 6 in

Height:

9 ft 5 in

Wing Area:

235 sq ft

Empty:

4,160 lb

All-up:

5,340 lb

Max Speed:

296 mph at 14,500 ft

Preserved in British Museums

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