MILES M.38 MESSENGER

 

ORIGIN:

United Kingdom

DESCRIPTION:

Four-seat cabin monoplane

ENGINE:

[Mk 2A] one 116 kw (155 hp) Blackburn Cirrus Major 3 four-cylinder in-line air-cooled engine;

[Mk 4A] one 108 kw (145 hp) de Havilland Gipsy Major 1D four-cylinder in-line air-cooled engine

SPECIFICATIONS:

  • Wingspan: 11 m (36 ft 2 in)
  • Length: 7.3 m (24 ft)
  • Height: 2.3 m (7 ft 6 in)
  • Wing area [Mk 4A]: 17.7 m² (191 sq ft)
  • Max speed: 193 km/h (120 mph)
  • Cruising speed: 183 km/h (112 mph)
  • Stalling speed at sea level: 45 km/h (28 mph)
  • Initial rate of climb: 355 m/min (1,100 ft/min)
  • Service ceiling: 5,185 m (17,000 ft)
  • Take-off run: 55 m (180 ft)
  • Landing run: 55 m (180 ft)
  • Range: 740 km (460 miles)
  • Empty weight: 658 kg (1,450 lb)
  • Loaded weight: 1,089 kg (2,400 lb)

PHOTO SOURCE:

https://nzwarbirds.org.nz/our-collection/second-world-war/miles-m-38-messenger/