Miles Peregrine
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The Miles M.8 Peregrine was a 1930s British
twin-engined light transport monoplane designed by Miles Aircraft Limited
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engines it had accommodation for two crew and six passengers. The prototype was built and first flown at Woodley on 12 September 1936. It was entered into the Schlesinger Race
between England and Johannesburg but was not ready on time and had been dismantled by late 1937. The aircraft performed well but due to the Woodley factory pre-occupied with building the Miles Magister
military trainer the aircraft did not enter production. One further example was built with two 290 hp (216 kW) Menasco Buccaneer B6S
engines for the Royal Aircraft Establishment
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, as serial
L6346, for boundary layer trials and use as a flying laboratory.
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twin-engined light transport monoplane designed by Miles Aircraft Limited
Miles Aircraft
Miles was the name used to market the aircraft of British engineer Frederick George Miles, who designed numerous light civil and military aircraft and a range of curious prototypes...
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Design and development
The M.8 Peregrine was the first twin-engined aircraft developed by Miles Aircraft. It was a low-wing monoplane with retractable tailwheel undercarriage. Powered by two 205 hp de Havilland Gipsy Six IIDe Havilland Gipsy Six
|-See also:-Bibliography:* Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Wellingborough, UK: Patrick Stephens, 1986, p. 50. ISBN 0-75094-479-X.* Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. London. Studio Editions Ltd, 1989. ISBN 0-517-67964-7...
engines it had accommodation for two crew and six passengers. The prototype was built and first flown at Woodley on 12 September 1936. It was entered into the Schlesinger Race
Schlesinger Race
The Schlesinger Race, also known as the "Rand Race", the "Portsmouth - Johannesburg Race" or more commonly the 'African Air Race', took place in September 1936. The Royal Aero Club announced the race on behalf of Mr I.W...
between England and Johannesburg but was not ready on time and had been dismantled by late 1937. The aircraft performed well but due to the Woodley factory pre-occupied with building the Miles Magister
Miles Magister
-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Amos, Peter. Miles Aircraft = The early years. Tonbridge: Air-Britain, 2009. ISBN 978 0 85130 410 6...
military trainer the aircraft did not enter production. One further example was built with two 290 hp (216 kW) Menasco Buccaneer B6S
B6/B6S
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engines for the Royal Aircraft Establishment
Royal Aircraft Establishment
The Royal Aircraft Establishment , was a British research establishment, known by several different names during its history, that eventually came under the aegis of the UK Ministry of Defence , before finally losing its identity in mergers with other institutions.The first site was at Farnborough...
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Operational history
One aircraft was delivered to the Royal Aircraft EstablishmentRoyal Aircraft Establishment
The Royal Aircraft Establishment , was a British research establishment, known by several different names during its history, that eventually came under the aegis of the UK Ministry of Defence , before finally losing its identity in mergers with other institutions.The first site was at Farnborough...
, as serial
Serial number
A serial number is a unique number assigned for identification which varies from its successor or predecessor by a fixed discrete integer value...
L6346, for boundary layer trials and use as a flying laboratory.