Miles Student
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| M.100 Student | |
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 Miles M-100 Student 2 during trials |
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| Type | Trainer |
| Manufacturer | Miles Aircraft |
| Designed by | F.G. and G.H. Miles |
| Maiden flight | 15 May 1957 |
| Primary user | Royal Air Force (intended) |
| Number built | 1 |
The Miles M.100 Student was built as a lightweight trainer as a private venture by F.G. and George Miles with development started in 1953. Although not specifically a Miles product, it was promoted as a Royal Air Force trainer but failed to enter production.
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[edit] Design and development
Building on the company's experience with the M.77 "Sparrowjet", the M.100 Student was a two-seat, side-by-side, all-metal jet trainer. The M.100 prototype was powered by a 400 kgf thrust Turbomeca Marbore turbojet and flew for the first time on 15 May 1957. Miles had hoped to secure an RAF order, but the contract went to the Jet Provost. The Student was subsequently proposed for several training programmes, but without success.
G-APLK, the sole aircraft, was allocated XS941 when developed in the Mark 2 version as a prospective Counter-insurgency type. However, in its M.100 Student 2 guise, it also did not go into production.
The M.100 Student 2 with registration G-MIOO is presently under restoration at the Museum of Berkshire Aviation where the airframe is displayed in a cutaway.
[edit] Specifications
Dimensions
- Span: 29 ft 2 in
- Length: 31 ft 6 in
- Height: 6 ft 3 in
- Wing Area: 144 sq ft (13 m²)
Weights
- Empty: 2,400 lb
- Takeoff: 3,600 lb
Performance
- Max Speed: 298 mph (480 km/h) at 20,000 ft (6,000 m)
- Rate of Climb: 1,780 ft/min
- Range: 444 miles (715 km)
[edit] See also
Related development M.77 "Sparrowjet"
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
[edit] Bibliography
- Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0.
- Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925. London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1970. ISBN 0-37000-127-3.
- Jackson, A.J. British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Volume 3. London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1974. ISBN
- Temple, Julian C. Wings Over Woodley - The Story of Miles Aircraft and the Adwest Group. Bourne End, Bucks, UK: Aston Publications, 1987. ISBN 0-946627-12-6.
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