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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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!!
Specifications
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
@Sgtk k maybe you should build the full scale bomber they were planning to build?
@breitling I went with yellow as this is the scheme they used during testing. I was just responding to your post, thats all.
@Sgtk i never knew someone already built it? you should give it green camo
@breitling
Thanks @SSSvaSSa!!
@Carsong1017 Thank you!!
Dang, I was thinking about making one of these! Good job on it!
@niggelas100
@SledDriver
Thank g
You both!!
@orendel
@ggvvvn
Thank you both
@Sgtk no problemo :)
Thank you @grizzlitn!!
@BACconcordepilot
Thank you!!
@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!!
You just don’t see enough of Miles’s work on SimplePlanes, bravo!
Np! @Sgtk
@RCBOSS
Thank you!!
Thank you @TTHHSSSS
@SomeFox Thank you!!
Np@Sgtk
@Sgtk np
Thank you @Mostly!!
@BogdanX
@KidKromosone
@ThePrototype
Thank you all!!