Miles Hawk

what is it?

The Miles M.2 Hawk was a twin-seat light monoplane designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Miles Aircraft Limited during the 1930s. It is the first of the company's aircraft to attain quantity production. The Hawk's development started in 1932 following a conversation between designer F.G. Miles and Charles Powis, the latter offering Miles hangar space at Woodley Aerodrome to build his proposed affordable twin-seat monoplane.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 10.1 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 185 km/htop speed
• size 816 kgmax take-off weight
• built 55made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 93 years ago, in 1933.
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.1 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

spec sheet

first flight

1933

status

retired

number built

55

role

two-seat light monoplane

makers

Miles Aircraft

engines

1× ADC Cirrus IIIA piston engine

length

7.3 m

wingspan

10.1 m

height

2 m

max take-off weight

816 kg

top speed

185 km/h

cruise speed

161 km/h

range

—

ceiling

4,877 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.