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The prototype first flew on 11 July 1941 and proved easy to fly, with light controls and a short landing run. Owing to Miles' heavy commitment to war-production, however, only six aircraft were built, of slightly varying specifications, the last being the
Mercury 6 which first flew in early 1946.
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The Secret Years: Flight
Testing at Boscombe Down, 1939-1945
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36:in May 1951. This aircraft later went to Denmark.
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589:British Civil Aircraft since 1919 - Volume 3
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576:. London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1970.
394:10,000 ft (3,048 m) in 14 minutes
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963:1940s British military trainer aircraft
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561:. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000.
557:Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert.
50:Trainer & communications aircraft
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973:1940s British civil utility aircraft
559:Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1
638:. London: Chancellor Press, 2002.
591:. 1974. Putnam & Company Ltd.
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993:Aircraft first flown in 1941
496:September 1986, pp. 475–476.
32:The Miles M.28 Mercury 6 at
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335:Blackburn Cirrus Major III
133:. It was a single-engined
574:Miles Aircraft Since 1925
235:Miles Aircraft since 1925
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183:de Havilland Gipsy Major
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509:September 1986, p. 475.
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240:General characteristics
80:one remains operational
862:M.37 Martinet Trainer
772:M.11 Whitney Straight
228:Specifications (M.28)
572:Brown, Don Lambert.
467:Jackson, 1974, p.271
458:Mondey 2002, p. 172.
88:private pilot owners
61:Phillips & Powis
877:M.50 Queen Martinet
822:M.24 Master Fighter
518:Mason 2010, p. 251.
42:General information
998:Twin-tail aircraft
717:M.2 Hawk Speed Six
382:2 hours 45 minutes
127:Miles M.28 Mercury
988:Low-wing aircraft
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605:Aeroplane Monthly
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507:Aeroplane Monthly
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478:Aeroplane Monthly
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109:11 July 1941
106:First flight
93:Number built
85:Primary user
56:Manufacturer
21:M.28 Mercury
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902:M.68 Boxcar
897:M.65 Gemini
797:M.16 Mentor
792:M.15 T.1/37
777:M.12 Mohawk
762:M.9 Kestrel
428:Nord NC.850
349:Performance
341:Propellers:
331:Powerplant:
215:M.28 Mark V
179:M.28 Mark I
162:Ray Bournon
145:Development
71:Ray Bournon
957:Categories
917:M.75 Aries
782:M.13 Hobby
747:M.6 Hawcon
737:M.4 Merlin
441:References
380:Endurance:
301:NACA 23018
277:Wing area:
702:M.1 Satyr
614:0143-7240
308:NACA 2412
265:Wingspan:
253:Capacity:
233:Data from
185:I engine.
139:tailwheel
135:monoplane
707:M.2 Hawk
690:Aircraft
684:aircraft
412:See also
173:Variants
114:Variants
67:Designer
530:Jerram
505:Jerram
492:Jerram
476:Jerram
293:Airfoil
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155:Monarch
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77:Status
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937:M.105
682:Miles
446:Notes
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203:PW937
922:M.76
882:M.52
832:M.26
817:M.20
807:M.18
640:ISBN
625:ISBN
610:ISSN
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