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Encyclopedia > Miles Whitney Straight
Miles Whitney Straight

ZK-AFH, used in Alan Pritchard's experiments as the first aerial topdresser
Type Civil / Agricultural / Military Communications
Manufacturer Miles Aircraft
Maiden flight 14 May 1936
Primary users Royal Air Force
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Produced 1936-1937
Number built 50

The Miles M.11 Whitney Straight was a two-seater light aircraft with a dual-control, 'side-by-side' cockpit configuration developed in 1936 as a collaboration between Miles Aircraft and American-born Whitney Straight, best known as a Grand Prix motor racing driver and later an Royal Air Force pilot and director of BOAC. The intention was to provide a more comfortable and social experience than the then common tandem open cockpit designs. First flown on 14 May 1936, the M.11 was intended to provide a low-powered and economical aircraft suitable for civil operation by flying enthusiasts. An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, and/or spacecraft. ... Miles Aircraft was a British manufacturer of light civil and military aircraft. ... The Maiden flight of an aircraft is the first occasion on which an aircraft leaves the ground of its own accord. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1936: Events February February 13 - Imperial Airways commences airmail services to West Africa March March 23 - Impreial Airways begins scheduled flights between Hong Kong and Malaysia. ... RAF redirects here. ... The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) is the air force arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1936: Events February February 13 - Imperial Airways commences airmail services to West Africa March March 23 - Impreial Airways begins scheduled flights between Hong Kong and Malaysia. ... Miles Aircraft was a British manufacturer of light civil and military aircraft. ... Whitney Straight at Brooklands racetrack Air Commodore Whitney Willard Straight CBE, MC, DFC (November 6, 1912 - April 5, 1979) was a Grand Prix motor racing driver, aviator, businessman, and a member of the prominent Whitney family of the United States. ... Grand Prix motor racing has its roots in organised automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894. ... RAF redirects here. ... After technical problems with the Comet, BOAC resumed jet service with imported Boeing 707s. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1936: Events February February 13 - Imperial Airways commences airmail services to West Africa March March 23 - Impreial Airways begins scheduled flights between Hong Kong and Malaysia. ...


A total of 50 M.11A and M.11B Whitney Straights were built in two years of production. The most common was the M.11A, powered by a 130 hp (97 kW) de Havilland Gipsy Major I while the M.11B was powered by a 135 hp (101 kW) Amherst Villiers Maya I, adding 10 mph (16 km/h) to its maximum speed and 200 ft/min (60 m/min) to its rate of climb. A single M.11C prototype, fitted with a 145 hp (108 kW) de Havilland Gypsy Major II engine and variable-pitch propeller, was tested. It crashed at Harefield, Berkshire on 28 June 1938, killing the test pilot, Wing Commander F.W. Stent. Modified Whitney Straights were also used as engine test beds and by Miles to test different flap designs. The de Havilland Gipsy Major was a 4-cylinder, air-cooled, inline engine used in a variety of light aircraft in the 1930s including the famous Tiger Moth biplane. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Wing Commanders sleeve/shoulder insignia A Wing Commanders command flag Wing Commander is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. ...


At the outbreak of World War II the Royal Air Force impressed 23 Whitney Straights for use as communications aircraft. Twenty-one of these served in the UK, one in India and one in Egypt. One M.11A also served with the Fleet Air Arm from 1940 to 1943 and three with the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the Royal Navy responsible for the operation of the aircraft on board their ships. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) is the air force arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. ...


Between 1939 and 1943, a New Zealand machine piloted by Alan Pritchard was used for aerial seed sowing trials at Ninety Mile Beach and later spreading superphosphate. These trials were part of the experiments which lead to the development of aerial topdressing, (see also Agricultural aircraft). Alan Prichard was a pilot for the New Zealand Public Works Department from the late 1930s to mid 1950s. ... NASA satellite photo of the Aupouri Peninsula and Ninety Mile Beach Ninety Mile Beach is a beach located on the western coast of the far north of the North Island of New Zealand. ... Superphosphate is a fertiliser produced by the action of concentrated Sulphuric Acid on ground phosphate rock. ... Aerial Topdressing is the spreading of fertilisers such as Superphosphate over farm land. ... The Antonov An-2 was the first purpose-built agricultural arcraft to be mass-produced. ...

Contents

Military operators

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Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom

Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) is the air force arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. ... 42 Squadron of the RNZAF was formed at Rongotai (Wellington) in December 1943 to provide a communications service around the country. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... RAF redirects here. ... The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the Royal Navy responsible for the operation of the aircraft on board their ships. ...

Survivors

  • G-AFGK at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum,Wetaskiwin, Alberta.

The Reynolds-Alberta Museum, in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada, one of 18 provincially owned and operated historic sites and museums, honours the spirit of the machine. It traces the mechanization of Albertas transportation, aviation, agricultural, and industrial past from the 1890s to the 1970s, as cars and trucks replaced horse... Contents // Categories: Canada geography stubs | Alberta communities ...

Specifications (M.11A)

General characteristics

  • Crew: two
  • Length: 25 ft (7.6 m)
  • Wingspan: 35 ft 8 in (10.9 m)
  • Height: 6 ft 6 in (2.0 m)
  • Wing area: 178 ft² (16.5 m²)
  • Empty weight: 1,250 lb (570 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 2,000 lb (900 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1× de Havilland Gipsy Major I air-cooled, 4-cylinder inline engine, 130 hp (97 kW)

The distance AB is the wing span of this Aer Lingus Airbus A320. ... The de Havilland Gipsy Major was a 4-cylinder, air-cooled, inline engine used in a variety of light aircraft in the 1930s including the famous Tiger Moth biplane. ...

Performance

V speeds are speeds that define certain performance and limiting characteristics of an aircraft. ... The maximal total range is the distance an aircraft can fly between takeoff and landing, as limited by fuel capacity in powered aircraft, or cross-country speed and environmental conditions in unpowered aircraft. ... In aeronautics, a ceiling is the maximum density altitude an aircraft can reach under a set of conditons The service ceiling attempts to capture the maximum usable altitude of an aircraft. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ...

References

Notes

Bibliography

  • Mondey, David. The Hamlyn Concise Guide to British Aircraft of World War II. London: Chancellor press, 2002. ISBN 1-85152-668-4.

See also


Related development Miles Monarch


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  Results from FactBites:
 
Whitney Willard Straight - WOI Encyclopedia Italia (682 words)
Born in New York, Whitney Straight was the son of Willard Dickerman Straight and heiress Dorothy Payne Whitney.
Straight was seriously wounded in Norway in 1940 while laying out an aerodrome on the frozen surface of a lake, and after convalescing he rejoined his suadron towards the end of the Battle of Britain.
Whitney Straight died in Fulham in 1979 at the age of sixty-six.
Article about "Miles Whitney Straight" in the English Wikipedia on 24-Apr-2004 (310 words)
The Miles Whitney Straight (M.11) was a 2-seat light aircraft with a dual-control, 'side-by-side' cockpit configuration developed in 1936 as a collaboration between Miles Aircraft and American-born Whitney Straight, best known as a Grand Prix motor racing driver and later an Royal Air Force pilot.
The most common was the M.11A, powered by a 130 hp (97 kW) de Havilland Gipsy Major I while the M.11B was powered by a 135 hp (101 kW) Amherst Villiers Maya I, adding 10 mph (16 km/h) to its maximum speed and 200 ft/min (60 m/min) to its rate of climb.
At the outbreak of World War II the Royal Air Force impressed 23 Whitney Straights for use as communications aircraft.
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