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Miles Mercury

Trainer · WWII (1939–1945)

Miles Mercury — Trainer
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The Miles M.28 Mercury was a British aircraft designed to meet the need for a training and communications plane during the Second World War. It was a single-engined monoplane of wooden construction with a twin tail and a tailwheel undercarriage with retractable main units.

Specifications

Category
Fixed Wing
Sub-Category
Trainer
Domain
Civil
Era
WWII (1939–1945)
Engine
1× 4-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line piston engine
Thrust / Power
150 hp
Length (ft)
24
Wingspan (ft)
30
Empty Weight (lb)
1658
MTOW (lb)
2500
Endurance (hr)
2 hours 45 minutes
Range (mi)
408
Max Speed (mph)
159