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Miles M.39B Libellula

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The M.39B Libellula was a Second World War tandem wing experimental aircraft built by Miles Aircraft, designed to give the pilot the best view possible for landing on aircraft carriers. A scale version of the M.39 design was proposed by Miles to meet Air Ministry specification B.11/41 for a fast bomber. The M.39B was used by Miles to generate data from which the M.39 design was improved, but the M.39 project was cancelled and the M.39B broken up. The 39B was a 5/8 scale version of the proposed M.39, and used props instead of the proposed turbojets, but it succeeded in test of the layout.

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As Always

Round 3 of weird planes. This one was a bit tricky. may need a smidge of trim to help with level flight, not sure what is causing the wobble, but it flies and it looks like the real thing. Hope you are enjoying this little series of planes, as I certainly am having a good time learning about them. As always, please let me know if you have suggestions for improvements or if there is a weird plane you would like to see recreated. Thank you for stopping by to look and enjoy your flight!!

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 37.9ft (11.5m)
  • Length 22.5ft (6.9m)
  • Height 8.7ft (2.6m)
  • Empty Weight 4,867lbs (2,207kg)
  • Loaded Weight 6,405lbs (2,905kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.218
  • Wing Loading 29.2lbs/ft2 (142.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 219.5ft2 (20.4m2)
  • Drag Points 6188

Parts

  • Number of Parts 104
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 539
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    8,577 breitling

    @Sgtk k maybe you should build the full scale bomber they were planning to build?

    6.3 years ago
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    45.5k Sgtk

    @breitling I went with yellow as this is the scheme they used during testing. I was just responding to your post, thats all.

    6.3 years ago
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    8,577 breitling

    @Sgtk i never knew someone already built it? you should give it green camo

    6.3 years ago
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    45.5k Sgtk

    @breitling

    6.3 years ago
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    45.5k Sgtk

    Thanks @SSSvaSSa!!

    6.5 years ago
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    45.5k Sgtk

    @Carsong1017 Thank you!!

    +1 6.7 years ago
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    9,673 CarsonG1017

    Dang, I was thinking about making one of these! Good job on it!

    6.7 years ago
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    @niggelas100
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    Thank g
    You both!!

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    @orendel
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    Thank you both

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    @Sgtk no problemo :)

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    45.5k Sgtk

    Thank you @grizzlitn!!

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    @BACconcordepilot
    Thank you!!

    6.7 years ago
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    45.5k Sgtk

    @Tang0five Thank you!! This is the 2nd Miles build I've done. I took on the M.20 a while back. You should check it out!!

    6.7 years ago
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    53.2k Tang0five

    You just don’t see enough of Miles’s work on SimplePlanes, bravo!

    6.7 years ago
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    19.4k TTHHSSSS

    Np! @Sgtk

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    @RCBOSS
    Thank you!!

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    Thank you @TTHHSSSS

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    @SomeFox Thank you!!

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    Np@Sgtk

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    31.3k Mostly

    @Sgtk np

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    Thank you @Mostly!!

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    @BogdanX
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    @ThePrototype
    Thank you all!!

    6.7 years ago