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1945
1945 - 0711.PDF
APRIL 12TH, 1945 397 1 iever p.h. -four seater.llent view 5. Accom-as that of M.28 By way of demonstrating the take-off and landing capa- bilities of the M.48 Mr. George Miles, its designer, has a trick of operating it from among the rows of cars parked on a corner of the airfield in front of the works at Read- ing. We do not deny that he chooses a patch where he can get a take-off run of about 60-70 yards, but for all that, the demonstration is .extremely convincing. Against a light breeze of some 5 m.p.h. the machine is off the ground in 60 yards, and it will clear a 50-ft. obstacle in 150 yards. The landing run is almost nil. With the powerful controls available, the M.48 is as near being foolproof as no matter, and even if a beginner or inexperienced pilot should make a mistake he is hardly likely to come to very much harm at 25 .m.p.h. airspeed. On most days of the year that will mean, when near the This front view shows how good is the view from the front seats. Even with the tail down the pilots can see the ground close ahead of the machine. The wing span of the M.48 is 36ft. compared with the 30ft. of the Miles M.28 The engine is a Cirrus Major. 1_i2HEE£3£&££&;
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