Miles Magister / M.14

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Страна Country: ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom

Год Year: 1937

Двухместный самолет первоначального обучения

Варианты Variants

Miles - Hawk / M.2 - 1932 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom
Miles - Sparrowhawk / M.5 - 1935 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom
Miles - Magister / M.14 - 1937 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom
Miles - Sparrowjet / M.77 - 1953 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom
MKEK - MKEK-4 Ugur / THK-15 - 1955 - ТурцияTurkey

M.14 Magister

Miles M.14 Magister

   На волне успеха гражданского самолета Hawk Trainer Министерство авиации выпустило спецификацию T.40/36 на разработку Hawk в варианте самолета первоначального обучения для британских ВВС. Конструкцию машины пересмотрели и решили увеличить кабину. Производство M.14 началось в первой половине 1937 года согласно откорректированной спецификации T.37/37. Поставки британским ВВС начались в мае 1937 года. Самолет стал первым британским военным учебным монопланом. Вскоре у Magister выявили склонность к штопору, из-за чего в конструкцию пришлось внести изменения. Новый вариант обозначался M.14A и строился в 1937-1941 годах. Всего компания "Miles" построила 1293 самолета, еще 100 машин собрали в Турции по лицензии после испытаний четырех M.18 постройки "Miles". Контракт с британскими ВВС предусматривал изготовление 1229 самолетов. M.18 также экспортировались в Ирландию (15), Египет (42) и Новую Зеландию (2). Некоторое количество самолетов поставили гражданским заказчикам, а после окончания войны самолеты британских ВВС продавались на гражданском рынке как Hawk Trainer III. На пике использования M.18 британскими ВВС этими самолетами были вооружены 16 эскадрилий первоначального обучения и Центральная летная школа. Кроме того, M.18 использовали различные Командования Королевских ВВС; последний самолет сняли с вооружения в 1948 году. M.18 также эксплуатировались в британской Армии и ВМС Великобритании.

ТАКТИКО-ТЕХНИЧЕСКИЕ ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКИ

   Miles M.14 Magister

   Тип: двухместный самолет первоначального обучения
   Силовая установка: один мотор жидкостного охлаждения de Havilland Gipsy Major I мощностью 130 л. с.
   Летные характеристики: максимальная скорость на высоте 300 м - 212 км/ч; практический потолок 5485 м; дальность 612 км
   Масса: пустого 583 кг; максимальная взлетная 862 кг
   Размеры: размах крыла 10,31 м; длина 7,51 м; высота 2,03 м; площадь крыла 16,35 м2

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Flight, March 1938

TRAINING for TO-MORROW

   EVEN were there no other reasons, the Miles Magister is particularly interesting as a flying machine because it is the first basic trainer of the new era and because it is a low-wing machine with a full aerobatic C. of A.
   Since the majority of present-day military and civil types are of such design it was obvious that it would soon be necessary to train both civil and Service pilots from the very start on the kind of machine which they would eventually need to fly. In the ordinary course of events nobody who can handle a normal training biplane with proficiency is liable to go very far wrong with any type of machine, but the psychological effect of a drastic change-over must not be forgotten and there are, in fact, one or two flying characteristics of the low-wing machine which are not repeated in one of what is still, for some reason, called “conventional” design.
   The firm of Phillips and Powis were in a good position, since they had already been producing low-wing types for a number of years, and the Magister may virtually be considered as a natural development of the Hawk Major. Various important changes and modifications have, of course, been necessary in order to bring the Magister into line with accepted ideas on aerobatic manners and strengths, but the basic design is unaltered.
   A third, and perhaps more important, reason why the Magister has a special interest from the pilot’s point of view concerns the many opinions which have lately been current on the spinning characteristics of the low-wing type and (because of the work for which it is being used) of the Magister in particular. The fact of the matter is that the introduction of the machines designed on what has been called the "modern formula" has changed most of our ideas on the subject of spinning. Whereas in the old days every machine except those of the very largest size were automatically tested and expected to behave quite normally in a spin, the tendency at present is to treat this manoeuvre as one which should never be used. A comparatively recent Air Ministry demand in the matter of tail parachutes for all spinning tests effectively echoes official feeling in this matter. It would probably be true to say that no two low-wing machines spin or recover in quite the same way, and that few, if any, machines of this type, other than the Magister, have been allowed to do more than one or two turns before recovery.

Practical Demonstration

   Nevertheless - even if the machines which a pilot will eventually fly have not been and are not expected to be spun, it is obviously necessary that he should both know how to recover and have practice in this recovery during his training. Furthermore, this practice and experience should preferably be gained on a type which might reasonably be considered to perform in a similar manner to that of the machines in service.
   My first and most obvious interest in the Magister concerned its behaviour during this old-fashioned manoeuvre, and to this end I did dual at Reading with Mr. H. W. C. Skinner, the Phillips and Powis test pilot, who acted as instructor in this affair of low-wing spinning and who provided some moral support while I did my worst in the matter. He has, one way and another, done so much spinning in this particular type that he could be forgiven for being thoroughly tired of the whole business. However, he proceeded to demonstrate a long-period spin and the recovery therefrom and afterwards handed over to me.
   After two or three turns I always tend rather to lose interest in the labour of counting these turns, but I should say that the maximum number, carried out consecutively both to the right and to the left, was something like fifteen. And if a machine is to develop any unreasonable characteristics during the spinning process these should certainly appear some long time before the fifteenth turn. Actually, the Magister does not lose height very rapidly during a spin and it was not necessary to waste too much time in climbing up to a safe height; 5,000ft. was our starting point on each attempt.
   Let it be admitted straightway that a machine of this type does not, and cannot be expected to, act quite like a biplane during a spin. It would only be curious if it did. Nevertheless, beyond the fact that reasonably vigorous recovery measures had to be taken, I was not told anything about such differences before leaving the ground. Yet no particular difficulties were experienced, and the sensations were not sufficiently different from those noticed with other “conventional” trainers to cause anything more than interested comment after returning to earth.

Differences

   So far as right-hand spins are concerned, at any rate, one's weight is rather disconcertingly offset - a fact which might possibly worry the uninitiated new-comer into the belief that there was something wrong - and every third turn is made at a somewhat swifter tempo. Both these characteristics are apparent also in left-hand spins, but in this direction they are not sufficiently marked to be noticeable. The autorotation begins without preamble just as soon as the controls are crossed at or about stalling speed.
   During recovery conventional ideas about centralisation or "easing the stick forward" must be forgotten. In fact, I was taught to use opposite rudder in my original training, so the fact that this control was present for use and not merely for ornament did not come as a surprise. The stick, however, must definitely be moved forward of the neutral position, and, as the resisting pressure is not inconsiderable, there is no question of "easing."
   Alter six, twelve, or fifteen consecutive turns in either direction, let it be impressed, the firm use of full opposite rudder, followed immediately by forward pressure on the stick, causes the Magister to stop spinning without a moment’s hesitation. It is difficult to estimate the speed of recovery after a very large number of turns, but it seemed that the rotation could be stopped always in something rather less than a whole turn. Needless to say, with a machine as clean as the Magister quite a lot of speed is gathered during recovery from the diving position and the pull-out should be done without unreasonable hesitation.
   As an aerobatic or ab initio trainer it is difficult to find fault with the machine except, perhaps, that it is a little too easy to fly - a fault which may be said to have applied to almost every training aeroplane that has ever been built. For best results the take-off must be made in the usual low-wing manner, getting the tail well up for initial acceleration and easing the stick a little back again before take-off speed is reached, so that the machine is allowed to show the necessary signs of being air borne. The process of landing has that air of easy finality which one has learnt to expect in the low-wing type - a feature which discourages pump-handling and which gives one the impression that the machine has landed itself.

Simple Aerobatics

   Where aerobatics are concerned, I contented myself with a few vertical turns and straightforward loops. The latter appeared to be best carried out with an initial speed of about 140 m.p.h. and the circuit graduated on the stick so that the constant pressure was half as much again as that normally experienced through the action of gravity; by this means it was possible te loop without any appreciable loss of height. As might be expected, the ailerons are a little heavier than those which are customary on aerobatic biplane types, but little pressure or movement is necessary in going from bank to bank unless the change-over is required to be very rapid.
   From the initial training point of view it is a good thing that the Magister should have the now almost universal split flaps so that the pupil, from the very start, learns to make use of them. Though not quite so potent, perhaps, as those, for instance, of the Whitney Straight, they are efficient enough, yet not so efficient that the hold-off from a natural approach speed is dangerously shortened in time, or that the change ol angle during the landing process is too difficult for the new-comer.
   There was practically no wind on the particular day when I flew the machine, and the float from an approach speed of 60 m.p.h. with the flaps down was quite sufficient to provide the necessary time for landing adjustment. Incidentally, the flaps are vacuum-operated on the Theed system, their operation being quite automatic, following the movement of a small sliding control placed below the throttle gate. Below this flap control is the hand-brake lever, whilst the trimming lever is on the right-hand side of the cockpit to match the throttle control.
   Altogether, it must be admitted that it was a pleasant and interesting experience to treat a low-wing type, for once, as one would treat any of the aerobatic trainers on which most of us were originally educated. An experience, too, with a moral.

MILES MAGISTER. (130 h.p. Gipsy Major).
Span 33ft. 10in.
Length 25ft. 3in.
Weight, empty 1,240 lb.
All-up weight 1,825 lb.
Maximum speed 145 m.p.h.
Cruising speed 125 m.p.h.
Landing speed 45 m.p.h.
Range 400 miles.
Service ceiling 18.000ft.
Rate of climb at sea level 1,200ft./min.
Makers : Phillips and Powis Aircraft, Ltd. Reading Aerodrome, Reading, Berks.

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M.14 Magister
Flight, March 1938
TRAINING for TO-MORROW
Flight, September 1939
To-day's Light Aeroplanes
M.14 Magister

Мировая Авиация 194
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: R1853 [2]
Miles M.14 Magister Mk I из Школы первоначального обучения летчиков ВВС Великобритании, 1940 год.
Авиация и Время 1996-02 / В.Нескороженный - Его года - его богатство /Домашний авиамузей/
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: V1075 [12], G-AKPF [12]
Magister V1075/G-AKPF после восстановления Адрианом Бруком. 1995 год, аэродром Shoreham
Авиация и Время 1996-02 / В.Нескороженный - Его года - его богатство /Домашний авиамузей/
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AKPF [12], V1075 [12]
Magister V1075/G-AKPF, занявший третье место в Королевских воздушных гонках 12 июля 1958 года, пилот W.H.Bailey, аэродром Elstree
Авиация и Время 1996-02 / В.Нескороженный - Его года - его богатство /Домашний авиамузей/
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AKPF [12], V1075 [12]
Magister V1075/G-AKPF, победивший в воздушных гонках Magister Race 21 августа 1949 года, пилот Ron Paine, аэродром Thurxton

Aeroplane Monthly 2000-04 / M.Oakey, T.Harmsworth - News
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: R1914 [5], G-AHUJ [5]
Miles Magister G-AHUJ, painted in World War Two training colours and its original serial R1914, has been withdrawn from use. It is seen here at Strathallan in summer 1976.
Aeroplane Monthly 2000-12 / M.Hooks - Archive Photographs. Croydon Colour /Early colour photography/
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-ALIO, P2500
Magister G-ALIO Pongo about to have its propeller swung in August 1955, next to SCAN 30 F-BGTD. Formerly P2500, the Maggie was civil-registered on February 2, 1949, but crashed near Sevenoaks on July 6, 1958.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Grumman J4F/OA-14 Widgeon/G-44 - СШАUSA - 1941
Aeroplane Monthly 1993-09 / M.Oakey - Grapevine
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: T9738 [3], G-AKAT [3]
Seen at the PFA Rally at Wroughton on July 2-4, 1993 was the UK’s third airworthy Miles Magister T9738/G-AKAT, which made its first post-restoration flight this spring. It appeared with Shoreham-based Magister V1075/G-AKPF.
Aeroplane Monthly 1990-12 / Miles M.14a Magister I V1075/G-AKPF /Preservation Profile/
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: V1075 [12], G-AKPF [12]
GORDON BAIN'S breathtaking photograph of Adrian Brooks recently-restored Miles M.14a Magister G-AKPF. Flown by the owner, 'PF was photographed flying near Shoreham on September 25 this year.
Aeroplane Monthly 1993-11
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: P6382 [9], T9738 [3], V1075 [12], G-AJDR [10], G-AJRS [9], G-AKAT [3], G-AKPF [12]
Three Miles Magisters in the air together for the first time in nearly five decades. The Shuttleworth Collection’s P6382 is in the foreground, accompanied by Tony Smith’s T9738 and Adrian Brook’s V1075. GORDON BAIN took the picture near Old Warden on September 5, 1993.
Aeroplane Monthly 1998-12 / T.Harmsworth - Airshows: boom or bust? /The airshow business/

For many enthusiasts the quintessential English airshow: the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden. Its shows have a distinctive, timeless character reinforced by its setting on an intimate grass aerodrome. This typical view shows the Collection’s Comet racer taxying past the Magister, Hind and Hucks Starter in May 1995.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: De Havilland Comet / D.H.88 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934 Hawker Hind - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934
Aeroplane Monthly 1994-04 / Personal album. Civil
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: F-BDPD [2], P6423 [2]
This Miles M.14 Magister served with the RAF as P6423 until it was sold in November 1946. It became F-BDPD in France, and is seen complete with inflatable crew in 1967, location unknown.
Aeroplane Monthly 1996-07 / B.Ogden - Turkish delights

After the Second World War a number of Miles Magister trainers were supplied to the Turkish Air Force and about 80 were licence-built by THK during 1944-48. Many survived; the museum has this one on show and another example in store.
Air Enthusiast 2001-01 / R.Stitt - Midland Memories (1)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AKKR [3], G-AKKV, T9707 [3]
Anson G-AMDA at rest in front of the camouflaged Municipal Hangar in 1955. Just visible to the rear are two Miles Hawk Trainers IIIs belonging to Wolverhampton Aviation, G-AKKR in the hangar to the left and G-AKKV at the 'pumps’. G-AKKR is now on display as Magister 'T9707' in RAF training markings at the Museum of Army Flying at Middle Wallop.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Avro Anson / Type 652 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935

Aeroplane Monthly 1980-03 / G.Johnson - Miles M.14 Magister /RAF Piston Trainers/ (7)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L5912 [2]
Miles Hawk Trainer L5912, which became the prototype Magister.
Flight 1937-03 / Flight

MAGISTER ARTIUM: Mr. F. G. Miles, past-master of the art of aircraft demonstration, reveals the qualities of the Miles Magister trainer (D.H. Gipsy Major) at a "family gathering" of Phillips and Powis employees last week when the prototype was christened with due ceremony by Mrs. Miles. The Magister is basically similar to the Hawk Trainer, but has been revised in detail. Note, for example, the new undercarriage and the tail wheel.
Flight 1937-06 / Flight
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L5912 [2]
MILITARY MILES: A Miles Magister trainer (130 h.p. D.H. Gipsy Major) as delivered to the R.A.F. The Magister is a development of the Hawk Major series and is fitted with a new pattern of undercarriage. It incorporates, of course, Miles split flaps.
Aeroplane Monthly 1980-03 / G.Johnson - Miles M.14 Magister /RAF Piston Trainers/ (7)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L5916 [6]
Magister L5916, one of the M14s for the CFS aerobatic flight, displays its red and white upper surfaces and the early form of empennage.
Flight 1937-07 / Flight Advertisements
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L5916 [6]
Flight 1937-08 / Flight Advertisements
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L5916 [6]
Flight 1937-09 / Flight
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L5916 [6]
Flight 1937-06 / Flight Advertisements
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L5916 [6]
Aeroplane Monthly 1991-10 / Personal album. Military
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L5916 [6]
Miles Magister L5916 was delivered to the RAF in mid-1937 and went to the Central Flying School, when this photograph was taken. It wears the bold red-and-white markings of the CFS aerobatic team. The aircraft passed to 1 FTS and several other units before ending its flying career with the Air Transport Auxiliary. In July 1945 the Magister become an instructional airframe and was given the serial number 5362M.
Aeroplane Monthly 1980-03 / G.Johnson - Miles M.14 Magister /RAF Piston Trainers/ (7)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L5933 [2]
The Miles M14 Magister L5933 Two-seat Training Monoplane (130 h.p. "Gipsy-Major" engine) with the blind flying hood over the rear cockpit.
MAJESTY AND MAGISTER: A production-type Miles Magister with Gipsy Major engine set against a background of the kind which is the raison d'etre of the blind-flying "bonnet" over the rear cockpit. The Magister is really an improved Hawk Trainer.
Flight 1937-10 / Flight Advertisements
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L5933 [2]
Flight 1937-10 / Flight
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L5945, L5946, L5947, L5948, L5949
A batch of Miles Magisters (Gipsy Major) just emerged from their makers' works at Woodley, Reading. These machines are now in steady production for Service ab initio and blind-flying training.
Aeroplane Monthly 1980-03 / G.Johnson - Miles M.14 Magister /RAF Piston Trainers/ (7)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L6894
L6894 in a similar condition, showing its deep-chord rudder.
Air-Britain Archive 1985-04 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (3)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L6900
L6900 was sold to Miles on 4.2.46 to become one of many refurbished for the Argentine AF.
Aeroplane Monthly 1987-09 / M.Oakey - Grapevine
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L6906, BAPC-44
Miles Magister L6096/BAPC-44, seen at Air-Britain's Tenth Annual Fly-in at Wroughton on June 27-28, 1987, has been presented to the Berkshire Aviation Group by its owner, Graham Johnson. It is destined for eventual display in the projected Berkshire Museum of Aviation, for which a site adjacent to Woodley Airfield awaits approval by Wokingham District Council.
Aeroplane Monthly 1980-03 / G.Johnson - Miles M.14 Magister /RAF Piston Trainers/ (7)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L6919 [4]
MILES MAGISTER: Trainer (Gipsy Major engine - 130 h.p. at sea level); span, 33ft.; gross weight, 1,825 lb.; max. speed, 145 m.p.h. at 1,000ft.
Magister L6919 with the antispin strakes but without the taller rudder.
Flight 1938-03 / Flight Advertisements
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L6919 [4]
Flight 1940-05 / Flight

...most pupils get off solo between eight and ten hours but those who take twelve have no need to worry.
Flight 1938-03 / Flight

The attractive view of a Miles Magister at work. Since the blind-flying hood tends to spoil the appearance of the machine in the picture, it might be asked whether these excrescences cannot be hidden!
Flight 1938-03 / Flight
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L6919 [4]
Aeroplane Monthly 1985-01 / L.Coombs - The expanding years 1936-1939 (3)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L6919 [4]
The Miles Magister was the RAF’s first monoplane trainer.
Flight 1937-11 / Flight

With its trailing edge flaps, Gipsy Major engine and sturdy construction, the Miles Magister will be a welcome addition to the ranks of Service trainers.
Flight 1938-04 / Flight

MAKING WAY FOR THE YOUNG ’UNS: A symbolic picture of a new Miles Magister on a visit to one of the few R.A.F. stations with an Avro 504N still on charge. The 504 series (and later the Tutor) were, of course, in the very front rank of training aircraft. Even to-day the Tutor is finding wide employment, but will eventually be superseded by monoplane types.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Avro Avro 504N - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1920
Flight 1938-07 / Flight

Variety: Sqn. Ldr. Gillan’s Hurricane flies over an International Air Freight Condor; on the left is Capt. Percival’s Mew Gull, and in front of the Condor is a Magister.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Curtiss Condor 18 - СШАUSA - 1929 Hawker Hurricane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935 Percival Mew Gull - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934
Flight 1938-11 / Flight
Flight 1939-08 / Flight

The Miles Magister does some low altitude aerobatic and crazy flying - with a Reigate A.F.S. tender in the foreground.
Flight 1938-05 / Flight

A unique formation of eight Service types which are normally to be found at Gosport. They are, reading from the top of the picture, Vildebeest, Osprey, Shark, Tutor, Avro 504N, Swordfish, Nimrod and Magister.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Avro Avro 504N - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1920 Avro Tutor/Sea Tutor/Prefect / Type 621/646/626 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1929 Blackburn Shark / B-6 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1933 Fairey Swordfish - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934 Hawker Nimrod - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931 Hawker Osprey - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1930 Vickers Vildebeest / Type 132 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928
Aeroplane Monthly 1994-12 / G.Wansbrough-White - What's in a name? (2)

A formation of eight types based at Gosport in 1938. They are, from the top, Vildebeest, Osprey, Shark, Tutor, Avro 504N, Swordfish, Nimrod and Magister. The 504N was flying at full bore while the Kestrels of the Nimrod and Osprey were throttled well back. Pilots of this “Heinz” formation were drawn from the RAF, Army, Navy and Marines; the aircraft came from the Coastal Defence Development Flight and the Torpedo Training Unit.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Avro Avro 504N - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1920 Avro Tutor/Sea Tutor/Prefect / Type 621/646/626 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1929 Blackburn Shark / B-6 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1933 Fairey Swordfish - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934 Hawker Nimrod - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931 Hawker Osprey - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1930 Vickers Vildebeest / Type 132 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928
Flight 1939-09 / Flight
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L8338 [3]
Although not often seen at clubs, the Miles Magister is one of the standard R.A.F. training types and particularly suited for primary work before passing on to modern types.
Aeroplane Monthly 1980-03 / G.Johnson - Miles M.14 Magister /RAF Piston Trainers/ (7)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L8338 [3]
M14a L8338 flying near Reading in September 1938.
Flight 1938-11 / Flight Advertisements
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L8338 [3]
Flight 1939-03 / Flight
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L8341, L8342, L8343 [2]
Miles Magisters before delivery from their manufacturer's Reading Aerodrome.
Flight 1939-05 / Flight
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L8343 [2]
The D.H. Tiger Moth and the Miles Magister (shown) are both ab initio types fitted with the D.H. Gipsy Major engine.
Мировая Авиация 194
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: N3780 [3]
Miles Magister Mk I, задняя кабина которого оснащена складывающимся колпаком для обучения полетам по приборам.
Flight 1939-01 / Flight Advertisements
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: N3780 [3]
Flight 1940-07 / Flight Advertisements
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: N3780 [3]
Aeroplane Monthly 1980-03 / G.Johnson - Miles M.14 Magister /RAF Piston Trainers/ (7)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: N3801
A shot of N3801 which displays the tall rudder.
Air-Britain Archive 1985-02 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (1)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: N3817, N3820, N3821
The Magister production line at Woodley with N3817 and N3820 to N3822 in the foreground. Despite the gap in the serials these have consecutive c/ns 865 to 868 respectively, exemplifying just one of the problems facing would-be Miles historians.
Production at Phillips & Powis, Reading, in 1939.
Aeroplane Monthly 1980-03 / G.Johnson - Miles M.14 Magister /RAF Piston Trainers/ (7)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: P2378
Miles M.14A Magister I elementary trainer, P2378, was photographed at El Kabrit on June 18, 1943.
Air Enthusiast 2001-01 / R.Stitt - Midland Memories (1)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: P6382 [9], G-AJDR [10], G-AJRS [9]
Wartime photographs of Miles Magisters operated by 16 EFTS have proved impossible to find. By a happy coincidence, the Shuttleworth Collection's airworthy example P6382 (G-AJRS) served with 16 EFTS during the war and was one of an initial six modified for night flying at Burnaston by St Athan.
Aeroplane Monthly 1981-07 / Miles M.14A Magister P6382 /Preservation Profile/
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: P6382 [9], G-AJDR [10], G-AJRS [9]
Aeroplane Monthly 1979-04 / L.Curtis - Anything To Anywhere (4)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: P6382 [9], G-AJDR [10], G-AJRS [9]
One of the earliest types to be ferried by ATA pilots was the Miles Magister trainer, represented in TOM HAMILL'S plate by P6382 of the Shuttleworth Trust.
Aeroplane Monthly 1985-06 / 1985 UK airshows guide
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: P6382 [9], G-AJDR [10], G-AJRS [9]
The Shuttleworth Collection's Miles Magister, P6382, performs regularly for the crowds at Old Warden flying days.
Jane's All the World Aircraft 1980 / Encyclopedia of Aviation - Aircraft A-Z - v4
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: P6382 [9], G-AJDR [10], G-AJRS [9]
Miles M.14A Magister.
Air-Britain Archive 1985-02 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (1)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: P6382 [9], G-AJDR [10], G-AJRS [9]
The same aircraft in its present guise wearing the correct RAF serial P6382, shown at Strathallan.
Air-Britain Archive 1985-03 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (2)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: P6455
One of the few postwar silver RAF Magisters, P6455 was operating with Reserves at Shoreham in the late 1940s. Though sold to Short it was not converted to civil use.
Flight 1939-07 / Flight

A well-tried British trainer - the Miles Magister
Aeroplane Monthly 1980-03 / G.Johnson - Miles M.14 Magister /RAF Piston Trainers/ (7)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: R1853 [2]
M.14a R1853 with “B” Flight, 15EFTS, at Carlisle in the summer of 1940.
Air Pictorial 1977-05 / T.Norman - Strathallan Collection
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: R1914 [5], G-AHUJ [5]
Strathallan types, with Miles Magister G-AHUJ/R1914 in centre, parked outside the office and existing hangars at the start of a day

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: North American T-6 Texan / AT-6 Harvard - СШАUSA - 1935 Percival Prentice / P.40 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1946
Air Pictorial 1977-05 / T.Norman - Strathallan Collection
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: R1914 [5], G-AHUJ [5]
Part of the Strathallan Collection on display - Prentice G-AOLU/VS356 (foreground) with Harvard IIB G-AZBN/FT391 behind it, then Magister G-AHUJ/R1914, Texan G-AZJD and Desford G-AGOS/VZ728, all of which are airworthy. On the extreme left is visiting Yak-11 G-AYAK. In the background is Hurricane IIB G-AWLW/”P3308"

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Hawker Hurricane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935 North American T-6 Texan / AT-6 Harvard - СШАUSA - 1935 Percival Prentice / P.40 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1946 Reid and Sigrist R.S.3 Desford / R.S.4 Bobsleigh - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945 Яковлев Як-11 / Як-3УТИ - РоссияRussia - 1946
Air Pictorial 1977-05 / T.Norman - Strathallan Collection
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: R1914 [5], G-AHUJ [5]
The Hurricane beats up the airfield - Magister and Texan G-AZJD below

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Hawker Hurricane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935 North American T-6 Texan / AT-6 Harvard - СШАUSA - 1935
Aeroplane Monthly 1978-09 / News Spotlight from Strathallan
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: R1914 [5], G-AHUJ [5]
Strathallan’s Miles M.14A Magister R1914, alias G-AHUJ, displays its pristine finish during a low fly-past.
АэроХобби 1994-01 / В.Романенко - Пражское мемориальное аэрошоу - 93 /Глазами очевидца/
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: T9738 [3], G-AKAT [3]
Учебно-тренировочный самолет Miles Magister ВВС Великобритании.
Авиация и Время 1996-02 / В.Нескороженный - Его года - его богатство /Домашний авиамузей/
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: V1075 [12], G-AKPF [12]
Самолет Miles M.14A Magister I, принадлежащий А.Бруку. Аэродром Шорехем бай Си, 1995г.
Air Pictorial 1991-09
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: V1075 [12], G-AKPF [12]
Adrian Brook won the Best Vintage Aircraft award with his Miles Magister G-AKPF, marked as V1075. Runner-up was Ian Castle's Tiger Moth, G-AGPK.
Авиация и Время 1996-02 / В.Нескороженный - Его года - его богатство /Домашний авиамузей/
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: V1075 [12], G-AKPF [12]
Хвостовое оперение "Магистра" с противоштопорными гребнями
Aeroplane Monthly 1990-12 / Miles M.14a Magister I V1075/G-AKPF /Preservation Profile/
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: V1075 [12], G-AKPF [12]
GORDON BAIN'S photograph was taken near Shoreham on September 25 this year.
Flight 1938-09 / Flight

TRAINING THE TRAINER: Mr. H. W. C. Skinner, Philips and Powis test pilot, takes a turn with the Magister, now modified by the fitting of a rudder of higher aspect ratio.
Flight 1939-10 / Flight

LOW APPROACH: Thanks to its slots and flaps the Handley Page Hampden can be operated from small aerodromes. A pair of Hampdens are seen approaching low with a Miles Magister in the foreground.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Handley Page Hampden / H.P.52 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936
Air-Britain Archive 1985-02

Peter Amos, our Miles Aircraft Specialist, submitted the Magister along with other photos for the Civvie Street listings. The airframe is completely unmarked, the location and date unknown, but the Maggie does carry a label (visible between the mainwheels) stating "Magister 1939" although the date is indistinct. This could indicate that it is a museum exhibit, which narrows the choice down to perhaps six or seven aircraft. If anyone can identify the machine, location, date, garden shed ... ?
Flight 1938-05 / Flight Advertisements
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AEZP
Aviation Historian 22 / R.Riding, A.Stephenson - What a woman! Janet Ferguson: ferry pilot extraordinare
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AFBS [3]
Janet Ferguson and Denham Flying Club’s chief flying instructor Derek "Wilbur" Wright in Miles M.14A Hawk Trainer G-AFBS over the Thames in 1951.
Air-Britain Archive 1981-02 / U.K. C of A Applications (6)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AFBS [3]
Trainer of October 1937 vintage. The Miles Hawk Trainer G-AFBS still exists at Duxford but is seen here at Whitchurch in 1952
Air-Britain Archive 1984-02 / Impressment Review (17)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AFBS [3]
Miles Hawk Trainer G-AFBS at Blackbushe 5.9.62.
Aeroplane Monthly 1980-03 / G.Johnson - Miles M.14 Magister /RAF Piston Trainers/ (7)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AFDB, BB662
M.14 Hawk Trainer III G-AFDB, later became BB662 and finally 4557M before it was scrapped in 1945.
Aeroplane Monthly 1981-03 / Personal album
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AHNU [2]
Winner of the Southend Cup was Ron Paine in the Miles M.14A Hawk Trainer,
Air-Britain Archive 1985-03 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (2)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AHNU [2]
G-AHNU at Southend on 9.8.47 operated as a single seater with the rear cockpit faired over to reduce drag for racing. It was written off near Sandbach on 7.2.51.
Air-Britain Archive 1985-03 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (2)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AHNW
G-AHNW gets a swing at Elstree in March 1954. It wears Elstree Flying Club titles, that club being one of those operated by the Wolverhampton Flying School group. G-AHNW was written off at Elstree on 2.6.57.
Air-Britain Archive 1984-04 / U.K. C of A Applications (19)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AHYL [2]
Under a glowering sky Hawk Trainer G-AHYL was a White Waltham guest on 22.6.58.
Air-Britain Archive 1989-02
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AHYK, G-AHYL [2], G-AHYM
Way back on page 87/86 we published a photograph of a flight line which included three identical Magisters. On page 88/2 Jack Meaden suggested that the colour schemes of the Fairey Flying Club Magisters G-AHYK/L/M matched the trio which made it possible that the venue was White Waltham. He has since provided us with the photo showing the three aircraft flying in formation on the club's opening day there in April 1947.
Air-Britain Archive 1987-04

An Auster, three Magisters, the Desford and a Dakota all in one line-up - but Bernard Martin asks where were they, when and why?

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Auster J/1 - J/5 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945 Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - СШАUSA - 1935 Reid and Sigrist R.S.3 Desford / R.S.4 Bobsleigh - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945
Air-Britain Archive 1985-03 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (2)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AIDF
G-AIDF was owned by the Denham Flying Club when photographed there on 6.2.60. It too was once a racing machine, having reached 147 mph as a race mean in 1950, but it was wrecked by a gale at Southend in 1968.
Aeroplane Monthly 1989-12 / Personal album. Civil
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AIOJ, T9888, ZK-ATE
Miles M.14A Hawk Trainer Mk 3 G-AIOJ photographed at the Auster Flying Club meeting at Rearsby on June 21, 1947. Formerly T9888 with the RAF, this "Maggie" was sold in New Zealand as ZK-ATE in June 1949.
Aeroplane Monthly 1987-04 / M.Hardy - Redhill recollections (1)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AITO
Miles M.14A Hawk Trainer Mk 3 G-AITO, acquired by the Redhill Flying Club. The rear cockpit has been faired in for air racing.
Air Enthusiast 2001-01 / R.Stitt - Midland Memories (1)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AIUA [2], T9768 [2]
A former WAAC Marathon undergoes deep maintenance and upgrading prior to entering service with Derby Aviation. In the background are Gemini 1A G-AKGE, Hawk Trainer G-AIUA and Chipmunk WP908 of Nottingham University Air Squadron.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk - КанадаCanada - 1946 Handley Page Marathon / H.P.R.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1946 Miles Gemini M.65 / Aries M.75 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945
Air-Britain Archive 1985-03 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (2)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AIUB
G-AIUB seen at Fairoaks on 8.7.47 crashed three years later at Cowes.
Air-Britain Archive 1985-03 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (2)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AIUE [2]
G-AIUE was operated by PFA Group no.74 resplendent in red fuselage and blue wings when photographed on 29.4.61 at Coventry. It survived for one more year before being written off 26.8.62 at Seething.
Air-Britain Archive 1986-02 / U.K. C of A Applications (25)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AIUE [2]
Magister G-AIUE at Coventry about 1960 in all-black with silver cowlings and red registration.
Aeroplane Monthly 1987-04 / M.Hardy - Redhill recollections (1)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AIYD
C.Nepean Bishop flying the Redhill Flying Club’s Miles Hawk Trainer G-AIYD. Redhill Aerodrome is visible in the distance.
Aeroplane Monthly 1981-07 / Miles M.14A Magister P6382 /Preservation Profile/
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AJDR [10], G-AJRS [9], P6382 [9]
Air-Britain Archive 1985-02 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (1)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AJDR [10], G-AJRS [9], P6382 [9]
Top left: The genuine, original G-AJDR c/n 2169 at Redhill early in 1954 and Top right, being consigned to the bonfire at Redhill in April 1954.
Bottom left: At the same time c/n 1750 (actually G-AJRS) was wearing Redhill Flying Club colours as G-AJDR.
After a spell in Scotland and at Denham it was with the Gledhill Flying Group when seen at Speke on 26.5.62 Bottom right.
Air-Britain Archive 1986-01
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AJDR [10]
The genuine G-AJDR in Gloucester Flying Club colours at Staverton in 1948. The instructor seated on the cockpit rim is contributor Jack Meaden!
Air-Britain Archive 1985-02 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (1)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AJHA
One of the Magisters sold to F.K.McIntyre. G-AJHA at Newcastle about 1949/50, it later appeared in a lighter colour scheme and survived until 1956.
Air-Britain Archive 1985-02 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (1)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AJHD
One of the Magisters sold to F.K.McIntyre. G-AJHD at Croft on 27.8.49, this was eventually broken up at Newcastle in 1961.
Air-Britain Archive 1985-02 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (1)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AKKR [3], T9707 [3]
Formerly with the Speedbird Flying Club, the black and yellow G-AKKR gets a swing at Sywell on 14.4.62.
Aeroplane Monthly 1993-05 / Personal album. Civil
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AKKY, T9841
Miles M.14 Hawk Trainer G-AKKY, owned by the Birmingham Airport Flying Group, was earlier T9841 with the RAF. This Maggie ended its days at Renfrew, where it was withdrawn from use in November 1964.
Aeroplane Monthly 1980-03 / G.Johnson - Miles M.14 Magister /RAF Piston Trainers/ (7)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AKMT, L8274
In May 1949 Maggie L8274 became G-AKMT, going to the Egyptian Air Force six months later.
Still in RAF colours but with markings crudely obliterated, G-AKMT eventually went to the Egyptian AF.
Air-Britain Archive 1986-01
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AKMU, L8349
G-AKMU, ex L8349, in Post Office red with white trim, which donated its wings to G-AJDR after being written off in 1949.
Air-Britain Archive 1985-02 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (1)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AKPE
A bespatted G-AKPE at Barton, probably in the late fifties.
Aeroplane Monthly 1990-12 / Miles M.14a Magister I V1075/G-AKPF /Preservation Profile/
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AKPF [12], V1075 [12]
G-AKPF painted overall red with white trim and fitted with wheel spats.
Aeroplane Monthly 1994-11 / Personal album. Civil
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AKPF [12], V1075 [12]
Miles Hawk Trainer G-AKPF during a visit to Ramsgate in 1957. Withdrawn from use in 1963, 'PF was put into storage at Ipswich in 1967. Parts of the aircraft are incorporated in a restoration of ’PF by Laurie Taylor at Kingston, Cambridgeshire.
Aeroplane Monthly 1990-12 / Miles M.14a Magister I V1075/G-AKPF /Preservation Profile/
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AKPF [12], V1075 [12]
G-AKPF, minus wheel spats, circa 1960.
Air-Britain Archive 1985-02 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (1)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AKUA
G-AKUA wearing Fairey Aviation insignia on the rudder at Elstree 18.4.49.
Air-Britain Archive 1985-03 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (2)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-ALOE
A very crudely marked G-ALOE at Elstree on 6.9.50. The underwing registration appears to be in mirror-image! The aircraft was sold in Belgium later.
Air-Britain Archive 1985-03 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (2)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-ALUX [2]
G-ALUX wearing a smart black and cream scheme with a dice motif ahead of the front cockpit. It was photographed at Newcastle on 1.7.61 by which time it was in the ownership of H.J. Pelham.
Air-Britain Archive 1985-04 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (3)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: F-BDPD [2], P6423 [2]
F-BDPD at Berck-sur-Mer, probably in the early sixties since by 1965 it had become a roadside relic at Airaines.
Air-Britain Archive 1985-04 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (3)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: F-BDPJ
F-BDPJ wrapped up at Quiberon on 19.5.57.
Air-Britain Archive 1985-04 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (3)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: HB-EEB
HB-EEB whose c/n and serial are open to some doubt taken in 1968 when it was still active.
Air-Britain Archive 1986-04
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: LR-AAK, LR-AAL [2], OD-AAL [2]
From Peter Amos, our Miles specialist, we were pleased to receive this copy of a photo showing Magisters LR-AAK and 'L at Woodley. On p.85/94 we noted that the CofA register quoted different marks but this photo proves that the registrations were used and it is likely to have been taken immediately prior to delivery. In the background is one of the U.9 Messengers after delivery from Newtownards.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Miles Messenger M.38 / M.48 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1942
Air-Britain Archive 1985-04 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (3)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: LV-XMV, LV-XNJ, LV-XNL, LV-XNM, LV-XNN, LV-XNT, LV-XNU, LV-XNV
Line up of Magisters at Padreco airfield prior to distribution to flying clubs. The row nearest the camera comprises LV-XNV, XNT, XNL, XNN, XNJ, XNM, while visible elsewhere are XNU and XMV.
Air-Britain Archive 1986-01
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: LV-XNI, LV-XNP
A post-delivery shot showing twenty Argentine Magisters in 1946, LV-XNI and LV-XNP in the foreground.
Air-Britain Archive 1985-04 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (3)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: LV-XSD
LV-XSD c/n 2213 in more active condition.
Air-Britain Archive 1985-04 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (3)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: LV-XPY
As yet unidentified is LV-XPY, seen here in dismantled state but still wearing Aero Club del Argentina titles ahead of the front cockpit.
Air-Britain Archive 1985-04 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (3)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: OD-AAL [2], LR-AAL [2]
Featured in our 'Civvie Street' series, Magister OD-AAL was sold to Middle East Airlines (as LR-AAL) in 1946. It had clearly been withdrawn from use by 8.5.56 when this photograph was taken at Beirut.
Air-Britain Archive 1985-04 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (3)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-ALUX [2], OO-AJT, G-ALUW
OO-AJT c/n 1693 ex G-ALUW, presumably at Croydon before delivery ex-Rollasons in 1952. Another Magister behind appears to be G-ALUX.
Air-Britain Archive 1981-03 / 1 - Belgium (OO-) /Complete Civil Registers/ (7)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: OO-NIC [2], T9705 [2], T9800 [2]
Miles M.14A Magister OO-NIC Ex T9705, Belgian TMR.50 and G.1. G.De Coster, Brussels; to G.Bertrand, Grimbergen; to De Meulemeister, Ghent; C of A expired 29.4.66 and wfu Ghent, eventually rescued and restored by Brussels Air Museum where exhibited as RAF T9800.
Air-Britain Archive 1985-04 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (3)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: OO-NIC [2], T9705 [2], T9800 [2]
A better-known Belgian example, OO-NIC which we positively identified as c/n 2037 in our last episode, intact in the graveyard at Ghent.
Air-Britain Archive 1985-04 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (3)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: VP-KIK, G-AKMJ, OO-CRU, ZS-DBF
c/n 777 sold originally to J.E.Tomlinson as G-AKMJ then to South Africa as ZS-DBF. In its next guise as VP-KIK it was photographed at Nairobi West 9.7-55 just twelve months before its final sale to the Belgian Congo as OO-CRU.
Air-Britain Archive 1983-04 / 3 - New Zealand (ZK-) /Complete Civil Registers/ (11)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: ZK-ALO
Hawk Trainer ZK-ALO complete with wolf motif at Mangere.
Air-Britain Archive 1984-02 / 3 - New Zealand (ZK-) /Complete Civil Registers/ (13)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: ZK-ANJ
Wellington Aero Club had two ex-RAF Magisters in 1947 but both were short-lived. Seen here at Mangere is ZK-ANJ which lasted three years.
Air-Britain Archive 1986-02 / 3 - New Zealand (ZK-) /Complete Civil Registers/ (20)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: ZK-AYW
Magister ZK-AYW suitably inscribed with club titles at home at Te Kuiti in December 1959.
Air-Britain Archive 1986-04 / 3 - New Zealand (ZK-) /Complete Civil Registers/ (22)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: ZK-BBA
Magister ZK-BBA on a visit to Hamilton.
Air Enthusiast 2001-01 / R.Stitt - Midland Memories (1)

Two wartime trainees help one another prepare for their first solo flights in Miles Magisters, an example of which can just be seen to the rear
Air Enthusiast 1995-09 / C.Owers - Bulldog Breed

Laverton aerodrome circa 1939. Behind the Avro Ansons can be seen Supermarine Seagull V amphibians, the sole Miles Magister purchased for the RAAF, Bulldogs, a Moth and Demon.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Avro Anson / Type 652 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935 Bristol Bulldog - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927 De Havilland Gipsy Moth / Moth X - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928 Hawker Demon - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932 Supermarine Walrus/Seagull V - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1933
Aeroplane Monthly 1990-09 / P.Jarrett - Nothing ventured... (6)

Front view of the M.35 taken in June 1942. The aircraft in the background at right are Magisters, Masters, an Anson and a Blenheim.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Avro Anson / Type 652 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935 Bristol Blenheim - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936 Miles Libellula / M.35 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1942 Miles Master II M.19 / Master III M.27 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939
Aeroplane Monthly 1979-03 / R.Williams - Ensigns for the Empire (1)

A Miles Magister lends scale to five Ensigns awaiting modification in 1939. Front to rear, Ensign, Elsinore, Euterpe, Egeria and Empyrean.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth Ensign / A.W.27 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1938
Air-Britain Archive 1986-01

Publicising their contribution to the export drive, Miles trailered these Magisters destined for the Portuguese Army Air Force through the streets suitably bedecked in May 1946. It is noticeable that the aircraft were not sealed or fully protected for the journey.
Air Enthusiast 1997-01 / C.Owers - Comparative 'Maggie'
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: A15-1
The Magister was never expected to be built in Australia but was to introduce the RAAF and CAC to the new type of trainer thought necessary for the emerging high powered service monoplanes then entering service. Avro Cadet Mk II in the background.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Avro Cadet / Type 631/643 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932
Air Enthusiast 1997-01 / C.Owers - Comparative 'Maggie'

The clean lines of the Magister belied some handling problems.
Air International 1985-10

One of the 100 Miles M.14A Magisters constructed under licence by the Turkish Air League (THK), where, as Vaclav Nemecek points out, aircraft design was under the direction of Polish refugees.
Air-Britain Archive 1995-02 / The Miles Magister in Turkey (1)

One of tne first Magisters in Turkey at the Eighth Turkish Congress. It has leg fairings and spats and an unusual paint scheme.
Air-Britain Archive 1995-02 / The Miles Magister in Turkey (1)

An early Turkish Magister converted as a single-seat anti-malaria DDT sprayer with long underside exhaust pipe extension. The unusual paint scheme suggests it may be a conversion of the aircraft shown above.
Air-Britain Archive 1997-02 / The Miles Magister in Turkey (2)

The British Embassy Mobile Exhibition in Turkey 1945.
Air-Britain Archive 1995-02 / The Miles Magister in Turkey (1)

Two of the first Turkish Magisters in use for training, no.2 nearest. In the background are the school's Focke Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz trainers with civil TC registrations.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Focke-Wulf FW.44 Steiglitz - ГерманияGermany - 1932
Air-Britain Archive 1995-02 / The Miles Magister in Turkey (1)

Sabiha Gokcen, THK Chief Flying Instructor, seeing off student pilots, most flying solo, in Magisters from Etimesut airfield near Ankara.
История Авиации 31 / В.Морозов - Авиация Эстонии /Наши соседи/ (1)

Следом за "французской эрой" в авиации Эстонии наступила "английская". На снимке "Майлс-Магистер"
Flight 1938-01 / Flight Advertisements
Flight 1940-01 / Flight

EGYPTIAN MAGISTERS: Saleh Harb Pacha (centre in dark suit), the Egyptian Minister of National Defence, recently inspected a consignment of Miles Magisters for the Egyptian Air Force and a number of newly qualified flying officers, to whom he presented certificates.
Air Enthusiast 1972-06 / In print
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AEZS [2]
The Miles Magister shown here was fitted experimentally with a thick-section wing in the course of development of the Miles M.18. Originally registered G-AEZS, it bore the Miles Class B marking U6 during the period of its use as a prototype but later reverted to standard form for use as a company "hack".
Aeroplane Monthly 1980-03 / G.Johnson - Miles M.14 Magister /RAF Piston Trainers/ (7)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AEZS [2]
Hawk Trainer III G-AEZS as U6, while fitted with the thick-sectioned M.18 wing.
Aeroplane Monthly 1980-03 / G.Johnson - Miles M.14 Magister /RAF Piston Trainers/ (7)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: T9687, T9736
“Maggibomber” T9687 in company with T9736.
Aeroplane Monthly 1980-03 / G.Johnson - Miles M.14 Magister /RAF Piston Trainers/ (7)

One of 16 "Maggibombers" produced in mid-1940.
Flight 1937-06 / Flight

Under the shining "bonnet" of the Miles Magister is a De Havilland Gipsy Major engine.
Aviation Historian 22 / R.Riding, A.Stephenson - What a woman! Janet Ferguson: ferry pilot extraordinare

It was at Denham that Janet worked initially as a secretary, also helping with refuelling, as seen here in 1952, before becoming an assistant flying instructor, and ultimately fully-rated instructor.

Aeroplane Monthly 1981-07 / Miles M.14A Magister P6382 /Preservation Profile/
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AJRT [3]
Air-Britain Archive 1994-04 / The Tandem-canopy Magisters /Fact file/ (5)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AJRT [3]
G-AJRT at a race meeting bearing "Johnny" Johnston's racing number 43. They finished third in the King's Cup of 1953 at 140 mph.
Air-Britain Archive 1994-04 / The Tandem-canopy Magisters /Fact file/ (5)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AJRT [3]
G-AJRT, race number 43, with chocks in position, has its propeller swung for starting by a Skyways engineer with well-gloved swinging hand, in 1956.
Air-Britain Archive 1985-03 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (2)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AKRV [5]
G-AKRV was modified with this enclosed cockpit when on wartime communications duties. In 1950 it won the King's Cup air race and although no National Air Races were held in 1951 it was still in racing trim when seen at Hatfield on 23.6.51.
Air-Britain Archive 1994-04 / The Tandem-canopy Magisters /Fact file/ (5)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AKRV [5]
Winner of the King's Cup at Wolverhampton in 1950 flown by Edward Day, G-AKRV "Judith Anne" was fitted with a metal propeller and stub exhausts for racing.
Air-Britain Archive 1994-04 / The Tandem-canopy Magisters /Fact file/ (5)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AKRV [5]
G-AKRV with wood propeller, stub exhausts and racing number 68 as flown by M.R.T. Chandler, was a former Air Transport Auxiliary aircraft.
Air-Britain Archive 1994-04 / The Tandem-canopy Magisters /Fact file/ (5)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AKRW [2]
Magister G-AKRW showing off its tandem canopy and spats at Panshanger in 1948, having been struck off RAF charge earlier in the same year.
Air-Britain Archive 1994-04 / The Tandem-canopy Magisters /Fact file/ (5)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AKRW [2]
G-AKRW, with spats removed and both hoods open, at a late stage in its career.
Air-Britain Archive 1994-04 / The Tandem-canopy Magisters /Fact file/ (5)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: P6407, G-AKJV
The only known photograph of P6407 'N', seen in RAF service with sliding hoods. it was later to become G-AKJV and was burnt at Redhill 5.54 following an earlier accident.

Авиация и Время 1996-02 / В.Нескороженный - Его года - его богатство /Домашний авиамузей/

Капоты двигателя
Flight 1938-04 / Flight

Mr. J. Gadd, of Cirrus, inspects a Major 150 installed in a Miles Magister.
Flight 1938-03 / Flight

CIRRUS-MAGISTER: The first few of a batch of Cirrus Major 150 engines have been installed in Miles Magisters and encouraging results obtained. Externally, the new Cirrus combined manifold and exhaust pipe are apparent.
Авиация и Время 1996-02 / В.Нескороженный - Его года - его богатство /Домашний авиамузей/

Раскапотированный двигатель
Авиация и Время 1996-02 / В.Нескороженный - Его года - его богатство /Домашний авиамузей/

Основные опоры шасси
Flight 1939-03 / Flight Advertisements

DOWTY SHOCK ABSORBER WHEEL fitted to a Miles Magister monoplane.
Авиация и Время 1996-02 / В.Нескороженный - Его года - его богатство /Домашний авиамузей/

Трубки Вентури

Aeroplane Monthly 1984-01 / L.Coombs - Cockpits of the RAF (4)

The open rear cockpit of a Miles Magister.
Авиация и Время 1996-02 / В.Нескороженный - Его года - его богатство /Домашний авиамузей/

Передняя и задняя кабины пилотов
Flight 1939-09 / Flight

Very complete instrument duplication is a feature of the Miles Magister Trainer. The control on the right, matching the throttle on the left, is that for fore and aft trim.

Aeroplane Monthly 2000-12 / News
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AIUA [2], T9768 [2]
MILES MAGISTER T9768/G-AIUA, which became famous in the late 1940s and early 1950s as the the mount of C.A. Nepean Bishop, the leading post-war exponent of Magister aerobatics, has been acquired by collector Bob Trickett. It was moved from long-term storage in Sussex to a new home near Kings Lynn in early September 2000.
Aeroplane Monthly 1982-09 / P.Jarrett - Grapevine
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: T9707 [3], G-AKKR [3]
First aircraft to arrive at Manchester’s up-and-coming Air and Space Museum, housed in the restored City Hall, Liverpool Road, was Miles Magister 1 T9707. It came from the RAF Museum via RAF Abingdon, where it had undergone some restoration work. The Maggie was moved into City Hall on July 15, 1982.

Air-Britain Archive 1994-04 / The Tandem-canopy Magisters /Fact file/ (5)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AKRV [5]
G-AKRV came second in the 1952 Norton-Griffiths Trophy after hitting cables in poor visibility. The lower cowling was ripped off and the exhausts damaged but amazingly the propeller avoided the impact.
Air-Britain Archive 1994-04 / The Tandem-canopy Magisters /Fact file/ (5)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AKRV [5]
The port wing spar of G-AKRV was penetrated but the pitot below was untouched
Air-Britain Archive 1985-03 / 1 - Miles M.14A Magister /'Civvie street'/ (2)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AMBM
G-AMBM was badly damaged at Deols in France on 14.9.54 and was removed to St.Cyr where it still lay on 16.6.63.
Aeroplane Monthly 1995-12 / B.Robertson - What's in store? (3)

Tails up but thumbs down for dumped Miles Masters at 23 MU, RAF Aldergrove, in 1951. The T.2 had been declared obsolete in November 1950.

Flight 1939-10 / Flight
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AJMC
This near-scale model of a Miles Magister won for Mr. J. Coxall the Bowden International Trophy for 1939.
Aeroplane Monthly 1993-10

Fred, Blossom, & George Miles
Flight 1938-01 / Flight Advertisements
Flight 1939-12 / Flight Advertisements
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: N1580

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Miles Kestrel M.9 / Master I M.9A - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937
Flight 1940-02 / Flight Advertisements

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Miles Kestrel M.9 / Master I M.9A - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937
Air-Britain Archive 1981-02 / U.K. C of A Applications (6)
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L205
Artist's impression of Magister L.205 in Egyptian Army Air Force markings. The designation Magister was officially adopted by Miles in April 1937 and thus should apply to all M.14s built after that date.
Flight 1937-09 / Flight

Mr. Miles has adopted this "leg"-type undercarriage for the Magister.
Flight 1939-09 / Flight

Miles Magister (D.H. Gipsy Major).
Jane's All the World Aircraft 1946 / 03 - All the world's aeroplanes

The Miles M-14 Magister Primary Trainer.
Aeroplane Monthly 1980-03 / G.Johnson - Miles M.14 Magister /RAF Piston Trainers/ (7)

Miles M.14a Magister 1 of 15 EFTS Redhill, Surrey, summer 1940
Air-Britain Aeromilitaria 1998-01 / Out of the Archives

In the summer of 1941, trials were carried out to test the viability of using trailers to increase either the fuel load or the bomb load. It was envisaged that the Halifax II and Blenheim IV would benefit from such trailers as it would give them an increased bomb load for short ranges but it would also improve range/load if it could be fitted with fuel tanks and jettisoned when these were exhausted. On the debit side, the trailer wing lengthened the take-off run and reduced the rate of climb of the aircraft. Bombs would be carried in streamlined nacelles.
  With such wings, it was calculated that the Halifax would not benefit greatly but the Blenheim would be able to carry a 4,000-lb bomb load for 300 miles.
  The trailer consisted of a rectangular wing, known as the Malinowski wing, with circular endplates which was joined by two booms fixed rigidly to the trailer and pin-jointed to the rear spar of the aircraft. By releasing the pin joints, the trailer could be jettisoned. The undercarriage consisted of a castering wheel under each boom which could be locked before take-off.
  A Magister was selected for initial flying experiments to see if the idea was practicable and streamlined lead ballast weights were carried on release points which could be released electrically by the pilot.
  On 12 May 1941, L8326 carried out the first flight at Boscombe Down. This was not very successful and an extension was added to the Magister's fin and to the rudder balance horn to improve directional control. It was found that the Magister could be taxied up to 10 mph with the trailer wheels unlocked but during the take-off run the contraption was directionally unstable due to the aft position of the overall centre of gravity relative to the aircraft wheels. It was very difficult to keep the aircraft straight until take-off speed approached, full rudder and brakes being necessary to check the swing. This became progressively more difficult as the trailer weight increased and at 670 lbs it became impossible to stay on the runway. It the trailer wheels were locked, the ground run was stabilised but the pilot had little control over his direction. On a smooth surface, it was possible to steer a straight course but if bouncing took place it was impossible to predict the take-off path.
  If the trailer became airborne first, the aircraft could swing before take-off speed attained. One-and-a-half hours flying time at various weights were carried out, including climbs and dives. The stability was satisfactory about all axes and, apart from the rudder, control was adequate after modifications. Landing was normal so long as the trailer touched down after the aircraft.
  Four flights were carried out from Boscombe Down in May 1941 and on the 29th L8326 went to Woodley to be modified. On 14 June, it was returned for further tests by the RAE and nine more flights took place. On 24 July, it flew to Woodley and back and then flew to Wrington and back on the 29th. Was this a clerical error for Wroughton? On 30 July it went to Heath Row and on the 31st and 1st August to Woodley.
  On 19 August, L8326 swung on take-off and headed off the runway, to collide with an obstruction. At this point the tests ended. The Magister was repaired and re-issued to a more conventional owner.

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