Miles Sparowjet

By: civil aero - 16th May 2018 at 21:06 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

I will ask around for you..

By: civil aero - 20th May 2018 at 22:25 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Engine in, tail is on...

By: rochford - 21st May 2018 at 07:16 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

But you will be disappointed as - the engine is not a jet!

By: avion ancien - 21st May 2018 at 09:17 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Nooooo - I'd rather see a Sparrowhawk any day! It would be interesting to know how much of G-ADNL survived the Upavon fire and has gone into this restoration.

By: Sabrejet - 21st May 2018 at 11:12 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Not much metal in a Sparrowhawk and when you take out the necessary metallic bits of the Sparrowjet, not much left from that time. Shame it won't emerge as a twin jet, but any Miles product in the skies is better than none!

By: Sabrejet - 21st May 2018 at 11:15 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

CAA have its Reference "G-ADNL/R7" - does that denote rebuild status? If so it's had a busy life.

By: Arm Waver - 21st May 2018 at 12:35 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

R7 refers to the number of registered owners under that reg since allocation

By: scotavia - 21st May 2018 at 12:36 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

A real speed amchine...172 mph would look good at Old Warden Race days http://www.air-racing-history.com/aircraft/Miles%20Sparrow%20Hawk.htm

By: Sabrejet - 21st May 2018 at 14:43 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

R7 refers to the number of registered owners under that reg since allocation

Aah - makes more sense: thanks :)

By: darren - 4th June 2018 at 19:51 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Sorry if it's a little off topic and is not quite the real thing, but at the weekend I was sorting through the balsa models my late father made (but mostly never completed) which included the Sparrowjet.