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Old 06-09-2005, 07:09 AM   #1
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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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Old 06-09-2005, 08:28 AM   #2
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Looks like it could have been quite good, bit ugly though
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Old 06-09-2005, 08:41 AM   #3
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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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Old 06-09-2005, 04:01 PM   #4
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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............
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Old 06-10-2005, 01:25 AM   #5
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Fascinating that

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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.

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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..........
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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
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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??
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Because its the only one thats worth talking about
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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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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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