Miles ~ 2m Competition/Sport RC Model Glider ~ Laser-cut Short Kit

Miles 2m RES - Wing rib set & fuselage part kit (see separate listing for Miles Wing rib set only)

This short kit contains parts for the fuselage pod, tail and wing ribs. The original Miles build plan is included for the wing & fuselage construction. This is not a full kit, additional materials will be required to complete this model.

The Miles is a classic competition-winning all-wood glider designed for all 2-meter glider & electric competition classes designed by Phillip Kolb and originally produced in Turkey. The Miles is suitable for beginner/ intermediate and expert pilots.

Model Specification: Miles

• Wing span: 2m (78")

• Fuselage Length: 1.16m (45.5")

• Wing profile: PK (8.7% - 7.8% / 2.2% Camber)

• Flying weight: 750 - 900g

• Suggested power unit: 28mm (Dualsky X-Motor) 

  3s 650 Lipo / 30amp ESC

• Spinner diameter: 36mm

• Controls: rudder + elevator + spoiler + throttle 

• CG - from the leading edge: 80mm

What's in the box:

• A total of 131 quality laser pre-cut parts in the box

• Wing ribs (2mm Balsa) - 71

• 1.5mm Ply shear webs - 8

• 1.5mm Ply dihedral braces - 4

• Lead edge templates - 4

• Spoiler guide - 1

• 45 deg balsa corner braces - 8

• balsa corner brace - 2

• Main fuselage 1.5mm Ply cut parts - 33

What you will need in addition to complete the Fuselage/tail/wing:

Materials are balsa and plywood and pre-cut by laser machine. This partial wing rib kit does not include any ballast tubes, L.E, T.E, balsa strip, balsa stringer, balsa sheet, skin, cowl, canopy, hardware or any other component. Tip blocks are not included in this kit and these parts need to be cut/carved by the builder. What you see in the laser-cut pictures is what you will receive plus build plan, therefore, please do not expect any more items than what you see in the parts photo. The photos of the complete models are an indication of what the completed model looks like and are not included!

Miles Wing:

The three-piece wing is a built-up rib and spar construction with strong spruce spars and balsa sheer webs all along the span. The polyhedral tip panels are joined to the flat centre panel by 6mm steel joiners or bespoke carbon joiners can be applied to save weight. The polyhedral layout offers great stability in flight and for the electric version, we recommend the builder increases the tail-plane area by approximately 10% to improve overall handling. A ballast tube is installed in the centre panel. 

The leading edge is fully sheeted; the aft section of the ribs is capped with balsa strips. This offers more than enough torsion stiffness. A spoiler should be installed on the top surface of the centre panel to ease up the landing approach and rescue from high altitudes. The wing aerofoils are flat-bottomed for easy build-up. They are as thin as possible but as thick as necessary to supply enough strength in terms of bending. The aerofoil transition shows 8.7% thickness at the root and 7.8% at the tip with an average camber of 2.2%.

Miles Fuselage:

The box fuselage is designed to be as slim as possible, but still be able to carry two standard-size servos. For supplying enough robustness without excessive weight the fuselage is made from a combination of balsa and 1.5mm plywood parts. Most of the parts are fitted with dents and teeth to lock into each other so that the construction is easy to manage without misalignments. The wing and the elevator are bolt-on by 4mm steel screws and 3mm nylon screws.

The tailplane is made from lightweight balsa. The elevator and rudder are full balsa constructions with flat plate aerofoil to be sanded slightly to aerofoil shape. The elevator is removable in terms of transport. 

The Miles design features:

• A three-piece bolt-on wing

• All wooden construction

• High-quality laser-cut parts

• Wing ballast tube

• Optional spoiler

• Space for either "Mini" or "Standard" sized servos

• Suitable as pure glider or electric power

• Design conforms to F3/F5-RES rules

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Price includes FREE 1st Class P&P (UK only / not signed for).

Please read the rest of the description below carefully as this is not a complete kit.

• The box contains laser-cut ribs/parts only.

• This is not a complete model kit.

• Additional materials will be required to complete the model.

• All photos are for illustration purposes only.

• Photo 2 of laser-cut parts (blue background) shows exactly what you will receive in the box