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    An Interesting Aircraft

    While looking for Info on the Bolton Paul Defiant, I found this rather interesting fighter developement by Miles Aircraft


    http://www.miles-aircraft.com/M.20.html





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    Looks like it could have been quite good, bit ugly though

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    It certainly was well armed. I find it interesting that The had a better range than the Spit and the Hurricane when it was to be used for defensive purposes only.


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    ah yes i've already read about this design (well it was british) and she would have been more than capable of talking on germany bombers with her 12x.303, allowed due to fixed undercarriage, but as that site says, a bit late for the BoB for which she was really designed............

    "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."

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    Fascinating that

    This all-wood 12 gun fighter compared favourably with the contemporary Spitfires and Hurricanes, coming between them in the speed scale,
    When it had a fixed undercarriage.

    Technical Data


    Miles M 20

    Fighter interceptor, United Kingdom, 1940

    Sizes and weights

    Total Length : 30.085 ft 9.170 m

    Greatest height : 12.500 ft 3.810 m

    Wingspan : 34.580 ft 10.540 m

    Wing area : 234.009 sqft 21.740 qm

    Max take off weight : 7759.4 lbs 3519.0 kg

    Weight empty : 5871.9 lbs 2663.0 kg

    Performance data

    Max. speed : 304 kts 563 km/h

    Service ceiling : 31398 ft 9570 m

    Wing load : 33.21 lbs/ft2 162.00 kg/qm

    Range : 756 nm 1400 km

    Propulsion

    Kind : KVau

    Type : Rolls Royce Merlin XX

    Power rating (max.) : 1282 hp 1300 ps

    Total power rating (max.) : 1282 hp 1300 ps

    Other

    Crew : 1 1


    Armament : 12* cal.303 MG
    Source: http://www.luftfahrtmuseum.com/htmi/itf/mim20.htm

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    interesting you use a site primarily about german aircraft for stats on a british plane..........

    "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."

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    Ja, unmoglich!

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    That answers that I guess.

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    Neat airplane, read about it before, one of those "What If." It reminds me of the Bell XP-77
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails An Interesting Aircraft-xp-77_147.jpg  

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    Thats not a lightweight fighter! The Ambrosini S.A.I 403, that was a lightweight fighter!


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    CC do you actually know any other light weight fighters, that seems to be the only one you talk about??

    "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."

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    Because its the only one thats worth talking about

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    what is it?

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    The Ambrosini S.A.I 403 Dardo. I posted some stats and a pic on the first page, check it out!

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    Quote Originally Posted by cheddar cheese
    Thats not a lightweight fighter! The Ambrosini S.A.I 403, that was a lightweight fighter!

    Are you talking about the XP-77? It WAS a lightweight fighter!!

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