Miles Hawk

M.2 Hawk
Role	Two-seat light monoplane
Manufacturer	Miles Aircraft Limited
Designer	Frederick George Miles
First flight	1933
Number built	47
Variants	Miles Hawk Major

The Miles M.2 Hawk was a 1930s British two-seat light monoplane designed by Miles Aircraft Limited.

Design and development

The Hawk was designed in 1933 by F.G. Miles. Unusual for the time, the Hawk was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with wings designed to be folded. It had an open cockpit for two in tandem. The prototype powered by a 95 hp ADC Cirrus IIIA engine was built by Philips and Powis Limited (now known as Miles Aircraft) at Woodley Aerodrome and first flew on the 29 March 1933. The aircraft sold well for the time, the price of only 395 pounds and the benefits of a monoplane (it did not need to be rigged). A number of one off variants were built, including a cabin monoplane (M.2A), a long-range single-seater (M.2B) and three-seat versions for joy riding (M.2D). In 1934 due to a shortage of Cirrus engines an improved version was introduced, the Miles Hawk Major.

Variants

M.2

Production two-seat version with one 95 hp A.D.C. Cirrus IIIA engine.

M.2A

Cabin version powered by a de Havilland Gipsy III engine, one built.

M.2B

Long-range single-seater powered by an A.D.C Cirrus Hermes IV, one-built.

M.2C

Re-engined with one 120 hp de Havilland Gipsy III engine, one built.

M.2D

Three-seat version with one 95 hp A.D.C. Cirrus IIIA engine, six built.

Operators

Military operators

Australia

• Royal Australian Air Force - Two aircraft

New Zealand

• Royal New Zealand Air Force

South Africa

• South African Air Force

Specifications (M.2)

General characteristics

• Capacity: Two

Performance

See also

Related development

• Miles Hawk Major

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• González Gil-Pazó GP-1

References

Bibliography

• 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 & 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.