Aircraft Photo of G-ADWT | Miles M.2W Hawk Trainer | AirHistory.net #878585
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:G-ADWT
Aircraft Original Type:Miles M.2 Hawk
Aircraft Generic Type:Miles M.2 Hawk
Aircraft Version:Miles M.2W Hawk Trainer
C/n (msn):215
Location
City / Airport:Martlesham Heath (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:None
 
Photo Date:1937
Photo from:Gordon Riley Collection
Photo ID: 878585
Photo Comment

Official photo taken when G-ADWT was being used for spinning trials during early 1937. The rudder is horn-balanced - as installed on the M.2Y - in an effort to help spin recovery. The enlarged cockpits of the Hawk Trainer made its spinning characteristics difficult to recover from.

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