Miles Aircraft - UK
Manufacturer(s)
United Kingdom (cancelled)
Operators
1943
Service Year
United Kingdom
National Origin
Cancelled
Project Status
1
Crew
1
Units
GROUND ATTACK
Ability to conduct aerial bombing of ground targets by way of (but not limited to) guns, bombs, missiles, rockets, and the like.
X-PLANE
Aircraft developed for the role of prototyping, technology demonstration, or research / data collection.
22.1 ft
(6.75 meters)
Length
37.6 ft
(11.45 meters)
Width/Span
9.3 ft
(2.82 meters)
Height
2,403 lb
(1,090 kilograms)
Empty Weight
2,800 lb
(1,270 kilograms)
Maximum Take-Off Weight
+397 lb
(+180 kg)
Weight Difference
2 x de Havilland Gipsy Major IC inline piston engines developing 130 horsepower each.
Propulsion
166 mph
(267 kph | 144 knots)
Max Speed
1,100 ft/min
(335 m/min)
Rate-of-Climb
MACH Regime (Sonic)
Sub
Trans
Super
Hyper
HiHyper
ReEntry
RANGES (MPH) Subsonic: <614mph | Transonic: 614-921 | Supersonic: 921-3836 | Hypersonic: 3836-7673 | Hi-Hypersonic: 7673-19180 | Reentry: >19030
PROPOSED (M.39 Bomber Project):
2 x 20mm cannons in wings (one to a wing).
OPTIONAL (M.39 Bomber Project):
Conventional drop bombs up to 6,000 pounds in an internal bomb bay.