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1936
1936 - 0466.PDF
FEBRUARY 20, FLIGHT LOCK FOR CHANGE OVER OF CONTROL COLUMN The duplication of the in struments, the layout of the swing-over controls and the method of screening a pupil are all apparent in this sketch. The hood slides on rails, as shown on the next page. LEARNING in LUXURY The Miles Nighthawk : A Cabin Monoplane Built Primarily for Instruction in Instrument- and Night-flying Training WITH an eye constantly on the market for training aircraft, Phillips and Powis Aircraft, Ltd., have lately put into production a new monoplane known as the Nighthawk and intended for tuition in instru ment flying and night flying. The new machine is likely to interest clubs which have been approved by the Air Ministry for blind-flying training, air lines which are under taking the instruction of their own personnel, and schools which obtain training contracts from air lines. The Night- hawk is believed to be the first cabin machine in this country equipped specifically for giving instruction in instrument flying. Basically, the machine may be regarded as a derivation of the Falcon. The first two to have been built are fitted with the 200 h.p. D.H. Gipsy Six, but the 130 h.p. Gipsy Major is an alternative power plant. Structurally, the machine follows standard Miles prac tice ; that is, it is of wood with a box-type fuselage and wo-spar wings with plywood covering taking the drag and torsional stresses. Side-by-side seats are Provided" for the pilot *nd pupil; there are dual controls, and eitner half of the cabin ran be shut off from the ott genious hood which '' blinds'' the pupil to everything except his instruments. When this hood is in use the view from the instructor's seat is still adequate, and his range of vision extends right across the machine. The exact method of '' bagging'' the pupil is shown in the drawings above and on the next page. The hood which covers his head is divided at the front and secured by press studs; when he wishes to emerge from it he undoes the flap and slides the whole hood back on rails. In order that instruction may be given in all types of controls as fitted to various machines, three alternative forms of control may be installed. One is a central column which can be operated easily by either occupant, the second is a " Y " type column, and the third, also of " Y " forma tion, is provided with wheels for aileron control. The seats are arranged to take seat-pack parachutes, and the exits have been designed with a view to quick release in an emergency. Behind the seats a large space is available and might be used for camera equipment, wire- by an in- J!>« is the prototype %hthawk, with a J"Psy Six engine, prior „ beir>g tested by Mr - Miles. (Fuekt photograph.)
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