Miles Whitney Straight Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Phillips & Powis Aircraft Ltd

First Flight:

14 May 1936

M.11 Whitney Straight:

1 - Phillips & Powis, Woodley

M.11A Whitney Straight:

47 - Phillips & Powis, Woodley

M.11B Whitney Straight:

1 - Phillips & Powis, Woodley

M.11C Whitney Straight:

1 - Phillips & Powis, Woodley

Type Specification

Applies to:

Miles M.11A Whitney Straight

Type:

Private venture flying club aircraft

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:

Fixed main wheels, each in aerodynamic fairing beneath wing. Tail wheel

Power Plant:

One 130 hp de Havilland Gipsy Major engine in nose

Accommodation:

Side by side seating for two in enclosed cockpit

Span:

35 ft 8 in

Length:

25 ft

Height:

6 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

187 sq ft

Empty:

1,275 lb

All-up:

1,896 lb

Max Speed:

145 mph

Rate of Climb:

850 ft/min

Range:

570 miles

Preserved in British Museums

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