Miles Mentor
Miles Aircraft · United Kingdom · first flew 1938 · light aircraft
A British low-wing military trainer and communications monoplane built by Miles Aircraft for the Royal Air Force just before the Second World War.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | low tapered wing on a wooden monoplane fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- low tapered wing on a wooden monoplane fuselage
- fixed spatted undercarriage
- long framed canopy over a three-seat cabin
The wooden low-wing airframe with fixed spatted gear and long glazed canopy is typical of Miles's late-1930s trainer family.
Specifications
- The Miles Mentor has a length of 7.97 m (26 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 10.6 m (35 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 251 km/h (156 mph).
- Typical crew: 2 crew in a three-seat cabin.
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History
Miles developed the Mentor from its civil Falcon line in the late 1930s as an advanced trainer and staff communications aircraft, and the RAF took a modest number into service alongside Miles's other wooden monoplane trainers.
Variants
Forty-five were built in a single main production version, differing only in equipment fit.
Where you'll see it
It served the RAF in liaison and communications roles into the early war years before being replaced by more modern types.
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