Talk:Miles Magister

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Is the number built 1,393 or 1,203? Drutt 11:19, 12 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Neither, the actual total was 1,303 (a typo changed the "0" to a "9"). I have amended the passageto read: "Production of the Magister continued until 1941 by which time 1,203 had been built by Miles and an additional 100 were built under licence in Turkey." FWIWBzuk 13:02, 12 June 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Name[edit]

I just removed what looks to be a piece of unsourced folk etymology about the name "Miles Magister"; looks to me like it was added by someone unaware that "Miles" was the name of the manufacturer... --Rlandmann (talk) 03:21, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Irish Air Corps[edit]

The Irish Air Corps used twenty-seven, not fifteen Magisters. I don't know how many places I have seen this wrong figure mentioned.Sir smellybeard (talk) 16:12, 18 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Design and development[edit]

"The initial M.14 was followed by the definitive Miles M.14A Magister I with a taller rudder, deeper rear fuselage and, eventually, anti-spin strakes on rear fuselage." I'm not aware of any difference in the depth of the fuselage between the M.14 and the M.14A. It is mentioned in Miles Aircraft Since 1925 but other more obvious changes (such as repositioning the horizontal tailplane and a substantial decrease in rudder chord) are not mentioned. Ovčáčík and Susa do not mention an increase in depth. Removed.Sir smellybeard (talk)

Did the French Air Force use these?[edit]

An editor added an entry for France. I corrected the syntax, the reference was his own name. Is it true that France operated 101 of these? StarryGrandma (talk) 18:55, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Cant find any reference in either of the Peter Amos books (which are pretty much the last word on Miles aircraft histories). It lists Master IIs and Martinets in French service but no Magisters. MilborneOne (talk) 22:23, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I'll take it out. Thanks for checking. StarryGrandma (talk) 17:25, 10 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly they were confusing the Miles' aircraft with the one made by Fouga (Potez) of the same name. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.8.126.91 (talk) 10:44, 2 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]