Miles M.11 Whitney Straight. Specifications. A photo.
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Miles M.11 Whitney Straight. Specifications. A photo.

Miles M.11 Whitney Straight. Specifications. A photo.

 

Miles M.11 Whitney Straight - British lightweight double monoplane, developed by «Miles Aircraft Limited» in 1936 year.

 

Miles M.11 Whitney Straight photo

 

Plane Miles M.11 Whitney Straight was designed exclusively for private use, in this case, the aircraft had a versatility that allows to use it not only in the field of civil aviation and military aircraft for training future pilots piloting skills.

Aircraft models Miles M.11 Whitney Straight has a squat structure, which greatly helped to reduce drag in flight, providing the aircraft and the ability to accelerate to higher speeds, and be at the same time Bole agile, which is also important.

Quite remarkable is the fact that the aircraft model Miles M.11 Whitney Straight was one of the first sport aircraft, mass produced in the UK, however, in addition to this purpose, the plane is also actively used, and private owners to carry out overflights at small distances. The very same production model Miles M.11 Whitney Straight was limited and lasted only for a year - a year 1936 1937 50 for aircraft, of which according to the year 2013 aware of the existence of three copies were built.

 

Photo Miles M.11 Whitney Straight

 

The cockpit of the aircraft Miles M.11 Whitney Straight has small dimensions, and allows you to place on board the aircraft only two people - a pilot and a passenger, or, in the case of military use of this aircraft, instructor and cadet. Thanks to the twin controls, this aircraft was the best suited for training pilots, and in fact, continued to operate in this plan until the middle of the 60-ies of the last century. Nevertheless, because of the limited space available inside the aircraft, transportation of any cargo on board is not possible, but given the fact that, ultimately, the British aircraft builders were working on the creation of a sports airplane, this function was not envisaged from the very beginning.

The Miles M.11 Whitney Straight is powered by one de Havilland Gipsy Major I piston engine, which generates 130 hp of thrust. (basic production version), which in turn provides the aircraft with a maximum flight speed of 233 km / h. However, in later versions, the Miles M.11B Whitney Straight and Miles M.11C Whitney Straight use more efficient 135hp power plants. and 145 hp. accordingly, which has an impact on the speed indicators of this aircraft.

 

Aircraft Miles M.11 Whitney Straight

 

 

Specifications Miles M.11 Whitney Straight.

 

  • Crew: 1 people;
  • Passenger: 1 people;
  • aircraft Length: 7,62 m .;
  • Wingspan: 10,88 m .;
  • Plane Height: 1,98 m .;
  • Weight of empty aircraft: 568 kg .;
  • Payload: 341 kg .;
  • Maximum takeoff weight: 909 kg .;
  • Cruising speed: 209 km \ h. (Depending on version);
  • Maximum flight speed: 233 km \ h. (Depending on version);
  • Maximum flight distance: 917 km .;
  • Maximum flight height: 5640 m .;
  • aircraft engine type: a piston;
  • Powerplant: de Havilland Gipsy Major I (depending on modification);
  • Power: 130 hp (Depending on version).

 

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