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Aviation History
1944
1944 - 1595.PDF
AUGUST 3RD, 1944 125 ing Attitudes Miles Martinet Target Tug. IN contrast to most target towers which are modifications of obsolescent operational types, the Miles Martinet was evolved specifically for the job and is in regular service at a number of R.A.F. gunnery schools. It was developed from the Master II advanced trainer. Powered by an 830 h.p. Bristol Mercury engine, it has a top speed (without drogue) of 232 m.p.h. Like the Master, it employs the inverted gull wing tapering in plan from the roots to raked angular tips, and a typically Miles tail unit. A shallow rectangular box beneath the centre section houses the towing gear and is flanked by twin exhaust pipes running back from the rear of the cowling. Aft of the "glasshouse" the fuselage has a straight taper and is slim in plan. Dimensions: Span, 39ft. ; length, 30ft. nin.; height, 9ft. 6in.; wing area, 238 sq. ft. FIRST ot the modern operational fighters to be modified as a target tug, the Boulton Paul Defiant II augments the Henleys and Martinets in this important phase of R.A.F. Train ing Command. Powered by a 1,260 h.p. Rolls-Royce Merlin XX, it has the very useful top speed, with drogue in tow, of 260 m.p.h. Wings, tail unit, and main characteristics of the Defiant remain the same, but the once-familiar four-gun turret has, on the tug version, given place to a raised cockpit cover. Visible additions include the winch projecting from the starboard side ^ of the cockpit, the short towing arm immediately behind the 'midships radiator, and the shallow drogue container aft of the arm and extending to near the tailwheel. Small protectors have also been added to the tailplane tips. Dimensions: Span, 39ft. 4in. ; length, 35ft.; height, lift ; wing area, 250 sq. ft. Boulton Paul Defiant Target Tug
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