MILES M52

摘要

The M52 was essentially conventional in terms of its structure, the monocoque fuselage in particular following contemporary practice, using light alloy with a small amount of steel in stressed regions. The fuselage was a circular tube covered in a thick, stressed skin, and the cockpit was positioned well forward to ensure a good view, but did not go outside the fuselage lines. The entire cabin was jettisonable to improve the pilot's chances of survival in an emergency. Its windscreen was a moulded glass screen, and there was a vertically positioned Perspex screen behind. A single nosewheel retracted between the pilot's legs, the narrow-track main undercarriage retracted into wells in the lower fuselage sides, and 250 gallons (1,137 litres) of fuel was housed entirely in the fuselage.