Miles X Minor Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Phillips & Powis Aircraft Ltd

First Flight:

February 1942

M.30 X Minor:

1 - Phillips & Powis, Woodley

Type Specification

Applies to:

Miles M.30 X Minor

Type:

Flying scale model of proposed large transport known as X

Wing:

High wing cantilever monoplane of spruce structure covered in plywood. Wing is fitted with no dihedral and blends into the fuselage with large wing root

Fuselage:

Fuselage of spruce structure with plywood covering

Tail Unit:

Cantilever tailplane with elevator with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Retractable tricycle undercarriage. Main wheels retract into engine nacelles and nose wheel retracts into forward fuselage

Power Plant:

Two 130 hp de Havilland Gipsy Major engines in nacelles on wing

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in enlosed cockpit in nose

Span:

33 ft

Length:

26 ft 3 in

Height:

9 ft

Wing Area:

200 sq ft

Empty:

2,710 lb

All-up:

4,240 lb

Max Speed:

Unknown

Preserved in British Museums

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