Miles Master (oz4267)

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Miles Master. Rubber scale model RAF trainer.

Quote: "How you can build and fly a model of Britain's fastest training plane. Miles Master, by Sydney Struhl.

As our flying scale feature this month we present the ship in which British fighter pilots receive their final instructions, the Miles Master. The Master is the fastest single engine training plane yet produced, a machine specially designed to provide familiarity with all the advanced scientific eqipment and handling characteristics of high speed pursuit planes.

When the student-pilot completes his final stages of training in the Miles Master he transfers aver to a Spitfire or new Hurricane with no sudden change of new technique. He is, thanks to this training plane used, almost immediately at home in the fastest of operational pursuit planes.

In all but top speed, the Master's performane is comparable to that of present day fighters; and the flying and handling characteristics are very similar. For example, the wing loading of the Master is the same as the famed Spitfire.

Construction is almost entirely of wood, spruce members covered with three ply-wood, which gives a very rigid structure. For a long period metal has been the only material used in the RAF for high performance aircraft; but wood, for a high performance training plane, retains its advantages and is fully justified by the performance of the Miles Master. The design provides the same strength and safety factors as metal and in addition, the wood, which is often easier to repair, is not likely to present a shortage such as metal would.

The Master is powered by a 585 hp Rolls-Royce Kestrel XXX engine, has a maximum speed of 270 mph at 15,000 feet and cruising speed of 220 at the same alti-tude. Climbing at 1,500 per minute, service ceiling is 28,000 feet and an absolute ceiling of nearly 30,000. Range is estimated to be 500 miles. The Master has a wingspan of 39 feet, is 30 ft 8 in long, and measures 10 ft in overall height.

A model of the Miles Master is interesting to build and fly. Structural simplicity and efficient aerodynamic design combine to produce a low-wing model with flight capacity comparable to many high-wing models, flying steadily with plenty of power and the appearance of a full size plane.

Before actual construction of the model, study the plans carefully to become familiar with the details. With a clear picture of each detail in mind, gather all the necessary material and begin.

Fuselage. The manner of fuselage construction calls for use of four keels cut to the required shape from 1/8 in sheet. balsa. To obtain their patterns trace the top, botom and side outlines of the body. The keels are shown in grain. Bulkheads are cut from 1/16 in sheet to the patterns shown..."

Miles Master by Sydney Struhl 23 inch, MAN April 1942, found in FACN September/October 2008.

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