Miles Monitor - Specifications (TT.Mk.2)

Specifications (TT.Mk.2)

Data from The Hamlyn Concise Guide to British Aircraft of World War II

General characteristics

• Crew: 2 (pilot, target operator)
• Length: 47 ft 8 in (14.53 m)
• Wingspan: 56 ft 3 in (17.15 m)
• Height: 14 ft 3 in (4.34 m)
• Wing area: 500 ft² (46.5 m²)
• Empty weight: 15,850 lb (7,189 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 21,075 lb (9,559 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Wright Cyclone R-2600-31 radial engine, 1,700 hp (1,268 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 287 knots (330 mph, 530 km/h) at 15,000 ft (4,600 m)
• Cruise speed: 230 knots (265 mph, 426 km/h) at 15,000 ft (4,600 m)
• Range: 2,391 nm (2,750 mi, 4,430 km)
• Service ceiling: 29,000 ft (8,840 m)
• Rate of climb: 5 minutes to climb to 10,000 ft
• Wing loading: 42.2 lb/ft² (206 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.161 hp/lb (0.265 kW/kg)