The Miles Hawk Trainer was a 1930s

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two-seat training monoplane designed by Miles Aircraft Limited.

Design and development

The Miles Hawk Trainer was developed from the Hawk Major to meet a requirement to supplement the

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in the training role. The aircraft had dual controls, blind flying equipment and vacuum operated flaps. Based on the attributes of the Trainer, the Air Ministry issued Specification T.40/36, which led directly to the

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Variants

;M.2W Hawk Trainer :Initial production version powered by a

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engine, four built. ;M.2X Hawk Trainer :Improved version with a larger horn-balanced rudder, nine built. ;M.2Y Hawk Trainer :M.2X with minor changes, 13 built. *Note that Hawk Trainer Mk II and Mk III were variants of the

Operators

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Survivors

*M.2W registered G-ADWT is still flyable and based in

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Specifications (M.2W)

References