Miles Master
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The Miles Master was a British World War II-era advanced trainer aircraft used to prepare Royal Air Force pilots for flying high-performance frontline fighters.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miles Master (early prototypes) | 1 |
| Miles Master (some variants) | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
advanced trainer aircraft
ⓘ
military trainer aircraft ⓘ single‑engine monoplane ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | low‑wing monoplane ⓘ |
| armamentCapability | could be fitted with light armament for training ⓘ |
| category |
Miles Aircraft aircraft
ⓘ
World War II British trainer aircraft ⓘ |
| cockpitConfiguration | two‑seat tandem ⓘ |
| construction | mixed wood and metal structure ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Miles Aircraft design team ⓘ |
| designedToPreparePilotsFor | high‑performance frontline fighters ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Miles Kestrel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1937 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | monocoque ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Miles Master I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miles Master II NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Master III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 1939 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tailwheel undercarriage ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Miles Aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | high performance comparable to contemporary fighters for training purposes ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | over 3,000 ⓘ |
| operator |
Royal Canadian Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Egyptian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplant | single piston engine ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
Fleet Air Arm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| retired | late 1940s ⓘ |
| role |
advanced pilot training
ⓘ
fighter conversion training ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | Miles Martinet (for some training roles) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAt | RAF flying training schools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| usedFor |
formation flying training
ⓘ
gunnery training ⓘ instrument flying training ⓘ navigation training ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| wingType | cantilever wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rolls-Royce Kestrel
this entity surface form:
Miles Master (early prototypes)
subject surface form:
Bristol Mercury
this entity surface form:
Miles Master (some variants)