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286:, "Twenty of the original 24 counts were thrown out before the defence was reached. The prosecution alleged that the defendants gave a misleading forecast that for 1947 the profit covering the production of aircraft would have been £75,000, whereas there was a substantial loss. It was alleged that they recklessly made the misleading statement that the company had orders on hand which were sufficient to ensure production for the following two years, and that they dishonestly concealed the fact that a profit for the manufacture of aircraft in 1947 was unlikely." Both men said that they believed every word of the prospectus was true. After the acquittal, an application for costs for £20,000 was disallowed. 40: 159: 1671:. The test vehicle was a 3/10-scale model of the Miles E.24/43 design (except for the omission of the distinctive annular air intake of the full-scale aircraft). To maintain the centre of gravity it was necessary to include a large balance weight (almost 1/10 of total all-up weight) in the foremost section of the ogival nose. On 9 October 1948, model A3 (one of three craft built) was successfully launched. 323: 261:. Mr. F. G. Miles announced the payment of the 4% per cent preference dividends out of his own resources of £8,600. After Miles Aircraft had been taken over by financiers in 1947, the design and manufacture of aircraft was ended by the new Board. At this time the company had some £5 million worth of business in hand, including substantial orders for the Messenger and the Gemini. 409: 376:
acquired a controlling interest in F. G. Miles Engineering and all its subsidiaries. The company was renamed Hunting Hivolt and Jeremy Miles, the son of Fred Miles (who founded the firm), became a non-executive director on the board. Other companies included Miles HiVolt Ltd and Miles-Dufon Ltd (this
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reasons for not yet having formulated a reorganization scheme. The petitioners, creditors for £5,837, were supported by other creditors for £62,000 and opposed by creditors for £200,000. An affidavit put into court showed that subject to audit, a loss of £630,000 had been incurred on 31 October 1947,
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in 1963. The Philidas locking nut unit became an independent company. The bookbinding machinery and actuator production were taken over by a specifically formed company, the Western Manufacturing Estate Ltd, the name "Western" referring to its location on the Woodley aerodrome. This company later
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for the appointment of an inspector to investigate the affairs of Miles Aircraft Ltd. was granted by Mr. Justice Roxburgh. The B.O.T. case was that when a prospectus was issued in March, 1947 (before the accounts for 1946 were published), the directors should reasonably have been expected to know
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The Miles Aircraft Collection was established in 1993 for anyone interested in Miles aircraft and related subjects and aims to encourage the preservation of all surviving examples worldwide (ideally in flying condition or otherwise in museums and collections open to the public).
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engine with a wingspan of 14 feet, and an estimated speed of over 300 mph. It was not a "flying bomb" like the V-1, but was intended to drop its load and return for re-use. Accuracy was not a major consideration as its intended target was to be German cities. Only a
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which was sold to the government for research and testing; it was scrapped after being damaged and the bomber procurement had been cancelled. Tandem-wing designs, with a wing at both ends of an aircraft, reduce centre of gravity problems due to fuel or ammunition usage.
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that all was not well with the company, and when, in August, 1947, a dividend of 7% per cent and a bonus of 24% were recommended, they should reasonably have been expected to know that a big loss was being suffered by the company.
487:, designed to give the pilot a better landing view, and to fit on aircraft carriers without a need for folding wings, was funded and built by the company (with wood) in only six weeks but was rejected by the 361:), Miles Development Products Ltd, Miles Electronics Ltd, Miles Marine & Structural Plastics Ltd and Jet Tanks Ltd. The group was initially based at Redhill, but moved to Shoreham in 1953. 491:. A bomber version was designed, and then a prototype ordered for a "high speed bomber" requirement, but that prototype was never built. Instead, the company built a 5/8th scale version 1684:– a surface-to-surface missile project, the Miles Hoopla dates from 1941 to 1943. It was a remotely piloted, high wing light aircraft carrying a 1,000 lb bomb. It was powered by a 468:
was a flying testbed for blended wing-fuselage designs, although the large commercial transport intended to be produced from this research never entered production. The gigantic
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and F. G. Miles. There were 24 charges regarding publication of a Miles Aircraft Ltd prospectus with "false and reckless statements". The trial began on 10 May 1950 at the
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designs tendered for an "Army Direct Support Aircraft" (i.e. a ground attack aircraft). Both tandem wing, one with twin Merlin, other with single Griffon engine.
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In 1948, F.G. Miles founded F. G. Miles Limited, which continued to produce aircraft under the Miles brand. The company was based on two sites,
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was to seat 55 and have eight engines buried in the wings, driving four sets of contra-rotating props and achieve a range of 3,450 miles.
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bought into the company. Although aircraft were produced under the Miles name, it was not until 1943 that the firm became
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Brown, Capt. Eric. "Miles M.52 – Gateway to Supersonic Flight". Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press, 2013.
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The following table lists the company number, name, year of first flight and number produced of all Miles aircraft.
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Miles Electronics was involved in the manufacture of flight simulators; this division merged with the UK arm of the
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The company needed to increase production of the Miles Messenger and to do so it took over a former linen mill in
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but that a rescue plan could not be drawn up until the audit was completed. The principal trade creditors were:
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was used for assembly of the aircraft and flight testing was carried out at the airfield. The company moved to
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The aircraft designed by Miles were often technologically and aerodynamically advanced for their time; the
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merged with the Adamant Engineering Company Ltd. to form the Adwest Group. Miles also manufactured
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was a turbojet-powered supersonic research aircraft project that was cancelled before completion.
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The company opened the Miles Aeronautical Technical School in 1943 under the directorship of
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as Handley Page Reading Ltd. Handley Page produced the Miles-designed M.60 Marathon as the
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another design for the ground attack specification, conventional design with twin Merlins
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In 1947, the company entered receivership following bankruptcy proceedings instigated by
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Aircraft, photocopiers, book binding equipment, fasteners (self locking nuts), actuators
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Miles Aircraft – The Early Years: The Story of F G Miles and his Aeroplanes, 1925–1939
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was the name used between 1943 and 1947 to market the aircraft of British engineer
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emergency conversion of trainer design to fighter, retrospectively numbered M.24
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The company adopted a group structure with subsidiary companies as follows:
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fitted with an Hurel-Dubois high-aspect-ratio wing. This work led to the
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designed to F.18/40 specification for a turret-equipped night-fighter
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Wings Over Woodley – The Story of Miles Aircraft and the Adwest Group
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A company was founded in 1928 by Charles Powis and Jack Phillips as
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development of 2-seat glider for the British Gliding Association
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emergency production fighter prototype outperformed contemporary
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https://museumofberkshireaviation.co.uk/html/history/blossom.htm
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through an associated company, the Miles Martin Pen Co. Ltd.
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Design work between F. G. Miles Ltd and the French company,
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Secret Projects: British Fighters and Bombers 1935 -1950
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Frederick George Miles § 1930s – Phillips and Powis
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flight simulator company and was later acquired by the
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scale aircraft of tandem-wing M.39 fast bomber design
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Fred, Blossom & George Miles Test pilots included
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company went into administration on 15 April 1980).
2205:. Bourne End, Bucks, UK: Aston Publications, 1987. 2064:"British Aircraft of World War II – Miles Master." 1693:was constructed before the project was cancelled. 1579:development of Gemini with more powerful engines 1015:three-seat training and communications monoplane 142:, who, with his wife – aviator and draughtswoman 2533: 2133:Miles Aircraft – The Wartime Years, 1939 to 1945 1805:18 April 1946, p. 398. Retrieved: 24 April 2012. 438:. During the Second World War, it produced the 2547:Former defence companies of the United Kingdom 225: 200:when Rolls-Royce's interests were bought out. 162:The M.30 'X Minor' flying aerodynamics testbed 2245: 2148:Miles Aircraft – The Post-War Years 1945-1948 222:The school had a "Headmaster", Walter Evans. 2165:. London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1970. 1968:, 23 March 1961. Retrieved: 1 January 2010. 422:The company's earlier aircraft include the 179:Phillips & Powis Aircraft (Reading) Ltd 77:aviation interests taken on by Handley Page 2252: 2238: 1915:8 June 1950 p654 Retrieved: 29 April 2012. 1668:R.A.E. – Vickers Transonic Research Rocket 1519:transport with detachable cargo container 1406:unmanned target drone version of Martinet 582:engines in overwing pusher configuration. 38: 2013:, 30 May 1958. Retrieved: 1 January 2010. 464:, despite having fixed landing gear. The 146:(née Forbes-Robertson) – and his brother 1998:, 8 May 1953. Retrieved: 1 January 2010. 1952:2 August 1945. 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A fighter prototype 426:and its military variant, the 264:In 1948 an application by the 13: 1: 1718: 413: 374:Hunting Associated Industries 272:Charges were brought against 2008:"Royal Visitor to Shoreham." 7: 2054:, 20 February 1931, p. 156. 1706: 1675: 1651: 1632: 1613: 1594: 1575: 1556: 1534: 1515: 1496: 1477: 1440: 1421: 1402: 1383: 1365: 1316: 1297: 1278: 1256: 1237: 1214: 1199:training or communications 1195: 1177: 1158: 1138: 1119: 1089:prototype low-cost fighter 1085: 1066: 1048: 1030: 1011: 989: 970: 951: 933: 915: 897: 880: 861: 843: 825: 807: 789: 771: 753: 734: 716: 698: 679: 657: 634: 615: 597: 560: 543: 506: 226:Bankruptcy and receivership 10: 2568: 1462:Tandem wing jet mailplane 1218:small-scale prototype for 994:Air Ministry Specification 170: 153: 2268: 2163:Miles Aircraft Since 1925 2069:. Retrieved: 1 July 2017. 1983:Retrieved: 24 April 2012. 1963:"The Beagles are Coming." 1937:Retrieved: 2 August 2012. 1820:Retrieved: 24 April 2012. 1775:Ford, David Nash (2020). 1697: 619:two-seat light monoplane 299:Reading Technical College 274:Sir William Malcolm Mount 125: 111: 93: 81: 73: 65: 57: 49: 44:Miles Gemini of the 1940s 37: 2078:Buttler 2004, pp. 67,71. 1935:philidasfasteners.co.uk. 1910:"Miles Case Acquittals." 1723: 1686:de Havilland Gipsy Queen 1655:Aerovan conversion with 1241:twin-engined target tug 640:de Havilland Gipsy Major 359:English Heritage Archive 259:Sperry Gyroscope Co. Ltd 1993:"New Miles Directors ." 1930:23 January 2013 at the 1500:private small aircraft 955:basic military trainer 344:Auster Aircraft Limited 2102:, 16 May 1946, p. 492. 1369:Messenger development 663:de Havilland Gipsy Six 578:Light cabin twin. Two 419: 331: 220:Maxine (Blossom) Miles 198:Miles Aircraft Limited 181:. 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2481:M.68 Boxcar 2476:M.65 Gemini 2376:M.16 Mentor 2371:M.15 T.1/37 2356:M.12 Mohawk 2341:M.9 Kestrel 1947:"Actuator." 1925:"Philidas." 1550:Merchantman 1528:Marathon II 1359:Messenger 3 1261:tandem-wing 765:Sparrowhawk 570:Falcon Four 481:tandem-wing 477:dragonflies 451:target tugs 417: 1951 312:László Bíró 245:prima facie 213:Newtownards 194:Rolls-Royce 119:Thomas Rose 2536:Categories 2496:M.75 Aries 2361:M.13 Hobby 2326:M.6 Hawcon 2316:M.4 Merlin 1719:References 1607:Sparrowjet 1455:not built 1434:Marathon I 1343:not built 1328:not built 1171:Master III 1143:target tug 710:Falcon Six 628:Hawk Major 501:Miles M.52 372:. 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Index

Miles Aircraft Ltd

Handley Page
Woodley
Berkshire
UK
Thomas Rose
Frederick George Miles
Maxine "Blossom" Miles
George Herbert Miles

Frederick George Miles § 1930s – Phillips and Powis
Woodley Aerodrome
Reading
Rolls-Royce
Banbridge
RAF Long Kesh
Newtownards
Maxine (Blossom) Miles
Titanine Ltd.
Chancery Division
High Court
prima facie
Blackburn Aircraft
Smiths Aircraft Instruments Ltd
Sperry Gyroscope Co. Ltd
Board of Trade
Sir William Malcolm Mount
Old Bailey
Flight

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