Miles & Atwood Special
Miles and Atwood Special replica at the Planes of Fame Air Museum
Role Air racing
National origin United States
Designer Lawrence W Brown
Number built 1

The Miles & Atwood Special is a racing aircraft developed during the interwar period

Development

The Miles & Atwood Special is a single seat, low-wing, open cockpit, racing aircraft with conventional landing gear. It was built by Leon Atwood and Lee Miles.[1][2][3]

The aircraft uses solid wood spars. Fabric was attached using a relatively new process using screws with fabric tape covering, rather than conventional rib-stitching. The aircraft raced with a green livery waxed to a high gloss. Lee Miles died when a flying wire broke in a 1937 qualifying race.[1][2][3]

Operational history

  • National Air Races - Set a world speed record for an aircraft under 770 lb (349 kg) over 62 mi (100 km) course at 206 mph (332 km/h).
  • Won 1933 Greve Trophy
  • Chicago Air Race - Straight Line speed record for aircraft with less than 375 cubic inch displacement of 225 mph (362 km/h).
  • In February 1934, the Miles & Atwood Special won the Shell Trophy
  • Sixth place in 1935 Greve race

Specifications (Miles & Atwood Special)

Data from History's Most Important Racing Aircraft

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 16 ft 9 in (5.11 m)
  • Wingspan: 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Menasco C-4-S , 185 hp (138 kW)

References

  1. 1 2 "Menasco Powered Flying Machines". Flying Magazine: 231. October 1934.
  2. 1 2 Don Berliner. History's Most Important Racing Aircraft. p. 49.
  3. 1 2 Thomas G. Matowitz. Cleveland's National Air Races. p. 43.

Further reading

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