| Marathon | |
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 RAF Marathon c. 1950 |
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| Type | light transport |
| Manufacturer | Handley Page |
| Maiden flight | 19 May 1946 |
| Primary users | Royal Air Force British European Airways |
| Number built | 43 |
The Handley Page (Reading) H. An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing building testing selling and maintaining Aircraft, Aircraft parts Handley Page Limited was founded by Frederick Handley Page (later Sir Frederick in 1909 as the United Kingdom 's first publicly traded aircraft manufacturing The maiden flight of an Aircraft is the first occasion on which an aircraft leaves the ground of its own accord Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1946: Events January January 1 - a British South American Airways British European Airways ( BEA) or British European Airways Corporation was a British Airline which existed from 1946 until 1974 P. R. 1 Marathon was a British civil 20-passenger light transport produced by Handley Page (Reading) Limited of Woodley Aerodrome, Reading, England. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Handley Page Limited was founded by Frederick Handley Page (later Sir Frederick in 1909 as the United Kingdom 's first publicly traded aircraft manufacturing
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Design and development
The Marathon originated as a design to meet the requirements of the Brabazon Committee. The Brabazon Committee was a committee formed in 1943 to investigate the future needs of the British civilian airliner market It was designed by Miles Aircraft Limited as a high-wing cantilever monoplane with four engines and all-metal construction. Miles was the name used to market the aircraft of British engineer Frederick George Miles, who designed numerous light civil and Military aircraft and a It was capable of carrying two crew and up to 20 passengers. The aircraft was designated the Miles M. 60 Marathon with the first of three prototypes (registered U-10) flying on 19 May 1946. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A total of 25 aircraft were ordered by the Ministry of Supply and 25 by British European Airways, but Miles had financial problems and needed orders for over 100, not helped when the prototype aircraft crashed and the power shortages led to the loss of components already produced. British European Airways ( BEA) or British European Airways Corporation was a British Airline which existed from 1946 until 1974 When the Miles company went bankrupt, Handley Page bought the assets, including the factory and design rights to the Marathon. Handley Page Limited was founded by Frederick Handley Page (later Sir Frederick in 1909 as the United Kingdom 's first publicly traded aircraft manufacturing
The new company, known as Handley Page (Reading) Limited, started producing the Marathon with 40 aircraft built over the next three years with the new designation Handley Page (Reading) H. P. R. 1 Marathon 1. A twin-engined prototype turbine powered version (using the Armstrong Siddeley Mamba) was flown in 1949. A turboprop engine is a type of aircraft powerplant that uses a Gas turbine engine to drive a Propeller. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
Operational history
The first production Marathon 1 aircraft (registered G-ALUB) left Woodley on 14 January 1950 for a sales tour of Australia and New Zealand. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. During acceptance tests for British European Airways it was decided that the Marathon was not suitable to replace the de Havilland Dragon Rapide and the order was reduced to seven aircraft. British European Airways ( BEA) or British European Airways Corporation was a British Airline which existed from 1946 until 1974 WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Never really happy with the Marathon, the seven aircraft were soon returned to Handley Page. The returned and unsold aircraft were then diverted for use by the Royal Air Force as navigation trainers with the designation Marathon T11. One aircraft was delivered to Jordan in September 1954 for the personal use of King Hussein. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Hussein bin Talal King of Jordan (حسين بن طلال Ḥusayn bin Ṭalāl) ( November 14, 1935 – February 7, 1999) was
The Marathon's military career was short; after one crashed in 1954 (and no less than five in 1957), they were only in limited service until they were all retired in 1958 and sold. The Mamba-powered Marathon was later fitted with the Alvis Leonides Major radial engines and used as a testbed for the projected Herald. Design and development Leonides Development of the 9-cylinder engine was led by Capt The Handley Page Dart Herald was a 1950s British Turboprop passenger aircraft
No surviving airframes are known to exist but the upper fuselage section of Marathon M. 60 HPR 118/G-AMEW/XA265 was stored at Woodley, United Kingdom as part of the Miles Collection c. 2000 [1].
Variants
- M. 60 Marathon
- Miles-built prototypes, two built.
- Miles M. 69 Marathon II
- Miles-built version powered by Mamba engines created for British European Airways, only one prototype built. British European Airways ( BEA) or British European Airways Corporation was a British Airline which existed from 1946 until 1974
- Marathon
- Miles M. 69 re-engined by Handley Page and used as an engine testbed.
- Marathon I
- Handley Page-built production aircraft, 40 built.
- Marathon T. 11
- Military navigation trainer version, 28 modified.
Operators
Civil operators
- Union of Burma Airways
- Far East Airlines
- West African Airways Corporation
Military operators
Specifications (M. Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located British European Airways ( BEA) or British European Airways Corporation was a British Airline which existed from 1946 until 1974 Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern The Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF (Arabic سلاح الجو الملكي الأردني, Transliterated Silah al-Jaw Almalaki al-Urduni in Arabic The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE England, was a British research establishment latterly under the UK Ministry of Defence 60 Marathon)
General characteristics
- Length: 52 ft 3 in (15. 93 m)
- Wingspan: 65 ft 0 in (19. The wingspan (or just span) of an airplane or a Bird, is the distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip 81 m)
- Height: 14 ft 0 in (4. 27 m)
- Wing area: 500 ft² (46. 45 m²)
- Empty weight: 11,460 lb (5198 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 16,500 lb (7484 kg)
- Powerplant: 4× de Havilland Gipsy Queen 71 inline piston, 330 hp (246 kw) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 200 mph (322 km/h)
- Range: 850 miles (1368 km)
- Service ceiling 16,500 ft (5030 m)
See also
Related lists
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Amos, Peter. The Maximum Takeoff Weight or Maximum Takeoff Mass of an Aircraft is the maximum weight at which the pilot of the aircraft is allowed to attempt to take off Specifications General characteristics Type Bore Stroke Displacement Dry weight Components In Aviation, V-speeds or Velocity-speeds are standard terms used to define Airspeeds important or useful to the operation of Aircraft, such The maximal total range is the distance an Aircraft can fly between Takeoff and Landing, as limited by fuel capacity in powered aircraft or cross-country In Aeronautics, a ceiling is the maximum Density altitude an aircraft can reach under a set of conditions Many aircraft types have served in the Royal Air Force since it was formed in 1918 by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0.
- Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925. London: Putnam & Company Ltd. , 1970. ISBN 0-37000-127-3.
- Jackson, A. J. British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Volume 2. London: Putnam & Company Ltd. , 1974. ISBN 0-370-10010-7.
- Temple, Julian C. Wings Over Woodley - The Story of Miles Aircraft and the Adwest Group. Bourne End, Bucks, UK: Aston Publications, 1987. ISBN 0-946627-12-6.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). London: Orbis Publishing.
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