- Miles M.2 Hawk Trainer
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M.2 Hawk Trainer 
Miles M.2W Hawk Trainer G-ADWT racing at Leeds (Yeadon) airport in May 1955 Role Two-seat touring and racing monoplane Manufacturer Miles Aircraft Limited Designer Frederick George Miles First flight 1935 Primary users Royal Air Force
Romanian Air ForceNumber built 27 Developed from Miles Hawk Major Variants Miles Magister The Miles Hawk Trainer was a 1930s British two-seat training monoplane designed by Miles Aircraft Limited.
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Design and development
The Miles Hawk Trainer was developed from the Hawk Major to meet a requirement to supplement the de Havilland Tiger Moth in the training role. The aircraft had dual controls, blind flying equipment and vacuum operated flaps. In 1937 the design was further developed to meet an Air Ministry specification for a trainer and became the M.14 Magister.
Variants
- M.2W Hawk Trainer
- Initial production version powered buy a de Havilland Gipsy Major engine, four built.
- M.2X Hawk Trainer
- Improved version with a larger horn-balanced rudder, nine built.
- M.2Y Hawk Trainer
- M.2X with minor changes, 13 built.
- Note that Hawk Trainer Mk II and Mk III were variants of the Miles Magister.
Operators
- Spanish Republican Air Force
Survivors
- M.2W registered G-ADWT is still flyable and based in England
Specifications (M.2W)
General characteristics
- Capacity: Two
- Length: 24 ft 0 in ( m)
- Wingspan: 34 ft 0 in ( m)
- Height: 6 ft 8 in ( m)
- Wing area: 176 ft2 ( m2)
- Empty weight: 1,210 lb ( kg)
- Gross weight: 1,720 lb ( kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major, 130 hp ( kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 150 mph (241 km/h)
- Range: 400 miles (644 km)
- Service ceiling: 18,000 ft (5,486 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,300 ft/min ( m/s)
See also
- Related lists
References
- Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0.
- Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925. London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1970. ISBN 0-37000-127-3.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
- Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3. London: Putnam. ISBN 0 370 10014 X.
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