Miles M.2 Hawk Trainer

The Miles Hawk Trainer was a 1930s British two-seat training monoplane designed by Miles Aircraft Limited.

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 Force
Number built 27
Developed from Miles Hawk Major
Variants Miles Magister

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 by 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
 Romania
 United Kingdom
 Spain

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 (7.32 m)
  • Wingspan: 34 ft 0 in (10.36 m)
  • Height: 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
  • Wing area: 176 sq ft (16.4 m2)
  • Empty weight: 1,210 lb (549 kg)
  • Gross weight: 1,720 lb (780 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major , 130 hp (97 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 150 mph (241 km/h, 130 kn)
  • Range: 400 mi (644 km, 350 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 18,000 ft (5,486 m)
  • Rate of climb: 1,300 ft/min (6.6 m/s)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists

References
    • Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-2.
    • Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925. London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1970. ISBN 0-370-00127-3.
    • 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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