The M.8 Peregrine was the first twin-engined aircraft developed by Miles Aircraft. It was a low-wing monoplane with retractable tailwheel undercarriage. Powered by two 205 hp de Havilland Gipsy Six II engines it had accommodation for two crew and six passengers. The prototype was built at Woodley and first flown there on 12 September 1936. It was entered into the Schlesinger Race between England and Johannesburg but was not ready on time and had been dismantled by late 1937. The aircraft performed well but due to the Woodley factory being pre-occupied with building the Miles Magister military trainer, the aircraft did not enter production. One further example was built with two 290 hp (216 kW) Menasco Buccaneer B6S engines for the Royal Aircraft Establishment.
Operational historyedit
One aircraft was delivered to the Royal Aircraft Establishment, as serialL6346, for boundary layer trials and use as a flying laboratory.
Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN0-85177-787-2.
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miles, peregrine, miles, peregrine, 1930s, british, twin, engined, light, transport, monoplane, designed, miles, aircraft, limited, peregrine, flight, with, retractable, undercarriage, lowered, flight, january, 1937, role, light, transport, monoplanemanufactur. The Miles M 8 Peregrine was a 1930s British twin engined light transport monoplane designed by Miles Aircraft Limited M 8 PeregrineMiles Peregrine in flight with retractable undercarriage lowered Flight 21 January 1937 Role Light transport monoplaneManufacturer Miles Aircraft LimitedFirst flight 12 September 1936Primary user Royal Aircraft EstablishmentNumber built 2 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operational history 3 Operators 4 Specifications M 8 Prototype 5 References 5 1 Notes 5 2 BibliographyDesign and development editThe M 8 Peregrine was the first twin engined aircraft developed by Miles Aircraft It was a low wing monoplane with retractable tailwheel undercarriage Powered by two 205 hp de Havilland Gipsy Six II engines it had accommodation for two crew and six passengers The prototype was built at Woodley and first flown there on 12 September 1936 It was entered into the Schlesinger Race between England and Johannesburg but was not ready on time and had been dismantled by late 1937 The aircraft performed well but due to the Woodley factory being pre occupied with building the Miles Magister military trainer the aircraft did not enter production One further example was built with two 290 hp 216 kW Menasco Buccaneer B6S engines for the Royal Aircraft Establishment Operational history editOne aircraft was delivered to the Royal Aircraft Establishment as serial L6346 for boundary layer trials and use as a flying laboratory Operators edit nbsp United KingdomRoyal Aircraft EstablishmentSpecifications M 8 Prototype editData from British Civil Aircraft 1919 1972 Volume III 1 General characteristicsCrew Two Capacity Six passengers Length 32 ft 0 in 9 56 m Wingspan 46 ft 0 in 14 02 m Empty weight 3 000 lb 1 363 kg Gross weight 5 200 lb 2 360 kg Powerplant 2 de Havilland Gipsy Six series II piston engine 205 hp 153 kW eachPerformance Maximum speed 188 mph 303 km h 163 kn Cruise speed 164 mph 264 km h 143 kn References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miles Peregrine Notes edit Jackson 1988 p 266 Bibliography edit 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 amp Company Ltd 1970 ISBN 0 370 00127 3 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft Part Work 1982 1985 Orbis Publishing Jackson A J British Civil Aircraft since 1919 London Putnam 1974 ISBN 0 370 10014 X Jackson A J British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3 London Putnam 1988 ISBN 0 85177 818 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Miles Peregrine amp oldid 1121064753, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
