Мировая Авиация 195

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AGOZ   [2]

Очень дешевый транспортный самолет Miles M.57 Aerovan был рассчитан на перевозку той же полезной нагрузки, что и семейный автомобиль. Прототип Aerovan Mk I разбился в 1949 году, но его фюзеляж потом использовали как автоприцеп.

Aeroplane Monthly 1988-12 / E.Philpott - Miles freighter

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: U0248   [3]

The prototype Miles M.57 Aerovan being flown by George Miles, its designer. U-0248 was first flown on January 26, 1945, by Tommy Rose. The prototype Aerovan differed from production aircraft in its rectangular cabin windows and shorter fuselage. Registered G-AGOZ, this Aerovan visited several European countries during 1945-46 and was later used to fly a scale mock-up of a Mamba engine nacelle, which was mounted outboard of the starboard engine. The prototype was scrapped at Woodley in 1949.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1946 / 03 - All the world's aeroplanes

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: U0248   [3]

The Miles M-57 Aerovan Light Freight or Passenger-carrying Monoplane (two 150 h.p. Cirrus Major engines).

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1947 / All the world's aeroplanes

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: U0248   [3]

A four-seat car being driven into the fuselage of the Miles Aerovan Light Transport Monoplane.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-05 / M.Rowe - Cameras in the sky

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AGOZ   [2]

Charles Brown even managed to conjure up a cumulus canvas for this Miles Aerovan in June 1947. Prototype G-AGOZ differed from production aircraft in having rectangular instead of circular windows.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1980 / Encyclopedia of Aviation - Aircraft A-Z - v4

Miles M.57 Aerovan 4.

Aeroplane Monthly 1988-12 / E.Philpott - Miles freighter

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AIDI

Miles M.57 Aerovan 3 G-AIDI, registered in September 1946, seen in the livery of Woodley-based Air Contractors. In February 1949 'DI was sold in Beirut, Lebanon, where it remained until broken up following expiry of its C of A in 1951.

Aeroplane Monthly 1988-12 / E.Philpott - Miles freighter

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AILC

Miles M.57 Aerovan 4 G-AILC being flown by Hugh Kendall. Mk 4s were fitted with eight circular cabin windows and produced in greater numbers than other marks.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-03 / Personal album. Civil

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AILF   [3]

Miles Aerovan Mk 4 G-AILF was aptly leased to Pickfords when this photograph was taken. It survived until August 20, 1950 when it was damaged beyond repair following a landing at Guernsey.

Aeroplane Monthly 1974-05 / D.James - A country Gamecock

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AILF   [3]

Loading up the Miles Aerovan with sacks of wheat.

Aeroplane Monthly 1974-05 / D.James - A country Gamecock

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AILF   [3]

The Miles Aerovan, G-AILF, flies low over the waterlogged field with wheat cascading out of the rear to fall in even lanes 12yd wide. The aircraft was flown by Sqn Ldr Nelson, an ex WWII Eagle Squadron pilot.

Aeroplane Monthly 1990-10 / Personal album. Civil

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AILM

Miles M.57 Aerovan Mk 4 G-AILM was first registered in February 1947 and was sold to Lockwoods Flying Services Ltd. In October 1951 it passed to Silver City Airways Ltd and was based at Blackbushe. In December 1954 'LM was acquired by Space Neon Ltd and was used during the following year for night aerial advertising. For this purpose neon lettering was festooned around the aircraft's portly frame, its innards a mass of wires, batteries and associated electrical plumbing. The Aerovan was flown over London and must have been a wondrous sight to behold. It was sold in Greece the same year and became SX-DBA.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-05 / M.Hardy - Redhill recollections (2)

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AKHF

The sole Miles M.57 Aerovan Mk 5, G-AKHF, seen at Redhill in April 1949. Note the two 190 h.p. Lycoming O-435-A flat-six engines and the large rudders.

Aeroplane Monthly 1990-11 / Personal album. Civil

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: YI-ABV, YI-ABW

Two Iraqi-registered Miles Aerovans snapped at Lydda in March 1948. The nearer aircraft is YI-ABW, delivered to Iraq the same month. This Mk IV was scrapped at Baghdad in 1952. The other Aerovan is almost certainly YI-ABV, formerly G-AJWK and delivered at the same time as YI-ABW. This Mk IV was registered to the Iraq Aeroplane Society and was also scrapped in 1952.

Aeroplane Monthly 1990-06 / Personal album. Civil

Many lunchtime sandwiches were consumed inside the plywood hulk of this late-registered Miles Aerovan, a hangar queen at Elstree throughout the Fifties until moved out by road circa 1959.

Air Pictorial 1955-11 / Air Pictorial's photo-review

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: I-VALK

Owned by Transporti Aerei Mediterranei, I-VALK (believed ex-G-AKHF) has Lycoming engines and various unusual "mods." including deeper endplate fins, revised nose transparencies and crop-spraying arms to the rear of the main wheels. I-VALK and I-VALF are also used for photo survey work.

Aeroplane Monthly 1991-01 / Personal album. Civil

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AHXH

Built as a Miles M 57 Aerovan Mk 3 and first registered in September 1946 as G-AHXH, this aircraft was sold in Holland in February 1959 and became PH-EAB having been converted to a Mk 4 back in 1947. In March 1959 the Aerovan was purchased by Aerotaxi AG of Zurich and was used for a while transporting MG cars from the UK to Switzerland. It survived until July 1962, when it was damaged in gales. This photograph was taken at Habsheim, near Basle, in July 1962.

Авиация и Время 2001-05 / М.Жирохов, Д.Шевчук - ВВС Израиля, 1948-49гг. (2)

Этот "Аэровэн" был потерян после вынужденной посадки на контролируемой палестинцами территории. Пилот и пассажиры были убиты палестинцами

Air Enthusiast 1996-05 / D.Ford - Anglo-French Aspects. Cross Channel High Aspect Wing Development

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-35-3   [2]

The Miles HDM.105 in flight, carrying its initial ‘trade-plate’ registration. The structure from the base of the engine to the undercarriage/main strut union served as a faired fuel tank.

Air Pictorial 1957-09 / J.Stevens - Farnborough 1957

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-35-3   [2]

Miles H.D.M.105

Air Pictorial 1957-10 / J.Stevens - S.B.A.C. 1957

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AHDM

The vertical main strut of the Miles H.D.M. 105 (G-AHDM) contains new integral fuel tanks.

Aeroplane Monthly 1988-12

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1946 / 03 - All the world's aeroplanes

The Miles M-57 Aerovan Light Freighter.

Air Pictorial 1957-08

MILES H.D.M.105. During the latter part of the last war, the Miles design team designed and built the M.57 Aerovan, a successful freighter or passenger aircraft capable of carrying a payload of 2,000 lb. After the reorganisation of Miles Aircraft and its subsequent taking over by Handley Page, the Miles team resumed their activities at Shoreham in 1951, and commenced a number of design studies on various transport projects. In 1954 the Hurel Dubois Company and F. G. Miles Ltd. entered into a technical collaboration that produced the H.D.M.105 experimental transport prototype. The 105, which is now in the flight-test stage, is the fuselage, empennage and power units of an Aerovan fitted with a metal high aspect-ratio wing, designed by Hurel Dubois. The purpose of this experimental aircraft is to demonstrate the efficiency of the Hurel Dubois wing, by comparing the performance with that of the original Aerovan. It will also provide information for the development of the H.D.M.106, a general purpose light transport which can be fitted with either unsupercharged or supercharged engines. The wing of the 105 has an aspect-ratio of just 20 : 1 and is virtually a scaled-down version of that used on the H.D.32 transport. The 106 will use an identical wing, with a strengthened wing spar to allow for the increased performance made available by the higher horse-power engines. The fuselage will be larger than that of the 105, and will be capable of seating fifteen or sixteen passengers. Another version of the 106 is the 107, which will have two T-33 turboprop engines. A design study is being made at the request of the Chief of the U.S. Army Research and Development.

Air Enthusiast 1996-05 / D.Ford - Anglo-French Aspects. Cross Channel High Aspect Wing Development

Three-view of the Miles HDM.105 with (inset) the Miles HDM.106 Caravan

Air Pictorial 1956-09 / J.Stevens - Farnborough 1956

General arrangement drawing of the Miles H.D.M. 106 Freighter which was developed from the 105 - a converted Aerovan.