Miles M.2 Hawk Trainer Explained
The Miles Hawk Trainer was a 1930s British two-seat training monoplane designed by Miles Aircraft Limited.
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.
Based on the attributes of the Trainer, the Air Ministry issued Specification T.40/36, which led directly to the Miles Magister.[1]
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
Spain
Survivors
- M.2W registered G-ADWT is still flyable and based in England
References
- Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. .
- Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925. London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1970. .
- Book: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing.
- Book: Jackson, A. J. . British Civil Aircraft 1919–1972: Volume 3 . 1988 . London . Putnam . 0-85177-818-6.
Notes and References
- "Miles Magister", Tangmere Military Aviation Museum, September 2009. (Retrieved 28 April 2022)
