The Miles M.1 Satyr was a 1930s
British single-seat aerobatic biplane designed by
F.G. Miles
Frederick George Miles (22 March 1903 – 15 August 1976) was a British aircraft designer and manufacturer who designed numerous light civil and military aircraft and a range of prototypes. The name "Miles" is associated with two distinct compan ...
and built for him by
George Parnall and Company
Parnall was a British aircraft manufacturer that evolved from a wood-working company before the First World War to a significant designer of military and civil aircraft into the 1940s. It was based in the west of England and was originally known a ...
.
Design and development
The Satyr was designed in
1932
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by
F.G. Miles
Frederick George Miles (22 March 1903 – 15 August 1976) was a British aircraft designer and manufacturer who designed numerous light civil and military aircraft and a range of prototypes. The name "Miles" is associated with two distinct compan ...
. It was a wooden single-seat aerobatic biplane powered by a 75 hp
Pobjoy R
The Pobjoy R is a British seven-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engine designed and built by Pobjoy Airmotors. Introduced in 1926, it was a popular engine for ultralight and small aircraft in the 1930s. A notable feature of the Pobjoy R was ...
engine. The aircraft (registered G-ABVG) first flew in August 1932. Although the aircraft flew well Miles decided to concentrate on monoplane designs and only one was built. The only Satyr crashed in September 1936.
Specifications (M.1)
See also
References
Notes
Bibliography
* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. ''Miles Aircraft Since 1925''. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. .
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* ''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)''. Orbis Publishing.
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1930s British sport aircraft
Satyr
In Greek mythology, a satyr ( grc-gre, :wikt:σάτυρος, σάτυρος, sátyros, ), also known as a silenus or ''silenos'' ( grc-gre, :wikt:Σειληνός, σειληνός ), is a male List of nature deities, nature spirit with ears ...
Aerobatic aircraft
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Biplanes
Aircraft first flown in 1932