Miles M.30
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The Miles M.30 X-Minor was an experimental aircraft, designed by Miles Aircraft to evaluate the characteristics of blended fuselage and wing intersections.
Design and development
Begun in 1938, the X series of designs was Miles designation M.26, covering a wide range of aircraft designs from small feeder-liners to very large 8-engined transatlantic transports.
To investigate the design philosophy of the blended wing/body Miles was given a contract to design and build a sub-scale flying model of the X.9 design, which emerged as the M.30 X-Minor. The small size of the X Minor made it impossible to follow the buried engine design exactly; the engines were too large and had to be mounted externally, resulting in an aircraft similar in layout but differing in aerodynamics. The X Minor first flew in February 1942, providing Miles with useful data for several years. A larger scale prototype of the X transport was planned but never built.
Specifications (M.30 X-Minor)
Data from Miles aircraft since 1925 [1]
General characteristics
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See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
Related lists
References
Notes
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Bibliography
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- Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. Template:ISBN.
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External links
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- Museum of Berkshire Aviation - Miles 30 page
- Eight-Engine, 55-Seat Plane to Have a 3,450-Mile Range Popular Mechanics August 1944
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