Miles Nighthawk

M.7 Nighthawk
Type:	Trainer aircraft
Design country:	United Kingdom
Manufacturer:	Miles Aircraft
First flight:	December 18, 1935
Number of pieces:	6th

The Miles M.7 Nighthawk was a training and liaison aircraft from the British manufacturer Miles Aircraft .

development and construction

The M.7 Nighthawk was developed on the basis of the Miles Falcon Six as a training and liaison aircraft. The prototype with the registration G-ADXA completed its maiden flight on December 18, 1935. The low -wing aircraft was powered by a de Havilland Gipsy Six with a rated output of 200 HP (147 kW). In January 1937, the prototype crashed during spin tests near Woodley . In addition to the prototype, four more copies were built.

The draft was revised to meet the requirements of the Air Ministry Specification and built under the designation M.16 Mentor . In 1944 a Nighthawk was equipped with the wings of a Mohawk and a de Havilland Gipsy Six Series II with 205 HP (151 kW) and a controllable pitch propeller . This machine was named M.7A Nighthawk. The last Nighthawk remained airworthy until the early 1960s and competed in many air races in the UK after the war . Today, however, this aircraft no longer exists.

Calls

Two machines were delivered to the Romanian Air Force in 1936 . Another machine entered service with the Royal Air Force in May 1937 . She was used for VIP transports from the 24th season .

Versions

M.7: Production model, powered by a de Havilland Gipsy Six with a rated output of 200 hp (147 kW); five copies built
M.7A: Combination of the hull of a Nighthawk with wings of a Mohawk , powered by a de Havilland Gipsy Six Series II with 205 HP (151 kW); a built copy

operator

Romania kingdom Romania: Romanian Air Force
United Kingdom United Kingdom

Royal Air Force

Technical specifications

Parameter	Data
crew	1
length	25 ft (7.62 m )
span	35 ft (10.67 m)
Empty mass	1,650 lb (748 kg )
Max. Takeoff mass	2,400 lb (1,089 kg)
Cruising speed	155 mph (249 km / h )
Top speed	175 mph (282 km / h)
Service ceiling	23,000 ft (7,010 m)
Engines	1 × de Havilland Gipsy Six with 200 PS (147 kW)

literature

Don Lambert Brown: Miles Aircraft Since 1925 . Putnam & Company Ltd, London 1970, ISBN 0-370-00127-3 (English).
James J. Halley: The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force . Air-Britain (Historians), Tonbridge, UK 1980, ISBN 0-85130-083-9 (English).
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985) . Orbis Publishing (English).
AJ Jackson: British Civil Aircraft since 1919 . Putnam, London 1974, ISBN 0-370-10014-X (English).
AJ Jackson: British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Volume 3 . Putnam, London 1988, ISBN 0-85177-818-6 (English).
Learning in Luxury: The Miles Nighthawk: A Cabin Monoplane Built Primarily for Instrument- and Night-flying Training . In: Flight International . Reed Business Information , February 20, 1936, p. c – d (English).

Web links

Commons : Miles Nighthawk - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e A. J. Jackson: British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Volume 3 . Putnam, London 1988, ISBN 0-85177-818-6 , pp. 265 (English).
^ AJ Jackson: British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Volume 3 . Putnam, London 1988, ISBN 0-85177-818-6 , pp. 341 (English).
↑ James J. Halley: The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force . Air-Britain (Historians), Tonbridge, UK 1980, ISBN 0-85130-083-9 , pp. 53 (English).

[Jackson_V3_p265-1] A. J. Jackson: British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Volume 3 . Putnam, London 1988, ISBN 0-85177-818-6 , pp. 265 (English).

[Jackson_v3_p341-2] AJ Jackson: British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Volume 3 . Putnam, London 1988, ISBN 0-85177-818-6 , pp. 341 (English).

[Halley_p53-3] James J. Halley: The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force . Air-Britain (Historians), Tonbridge, UK 1980, ISBN 0-85130-083-9 , pp. 53 (English).