Miles Monitor Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Miles Aircraft Ltd

First Flight:

5 April 1944

M.33 Monitor:

21 - Miles Aircraft Ltd, Woodley

Type Specification

Applies to:

Miles M.33 Monitor

Type:

Target tug to specification Q.9/42

Wing:

High wing cantilever monoplane of wooden construction. Wing has no dihedral and tapers outboard of the engines

Fuselage:

Metal fuselage

Tail Unit:

Tailplane at base of fin with elevators and single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Main wheels retract into the engine nacelles. Tail wheel retracts into fuselage

Power Plant:

Two 1,700 hp Wright Cyclone R-2600-31 engines mounted in nacelles on wing

Accommodation:

Pilot in enclosed cockpit forward of the wing. Target operator in turret aft of wing

Span:

56 ft 3 in

Length:

47 ft 8 in

Height:

14 ft 3 in

Wing Area:

500 sq ft

Empty:

15,850 lb

All-up:

21,075 lb

Max Speed:

330 mph at 15,000 ft

Rate of Climb:

2,480 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

29,000 ft

Range:

2,750 miles

Preserved in British Museums

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