Tandem Wing Aircraft Were Almost A Thing In WWII | Miles M.35/39 Libellula [Aircraft Overview #83]

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Today we're taking a look at the 'Libellula' aircraft made by Miles Aircraft, specifically the M.35 and the M.39B. These tandem-wing designs were an attempt to reinvent the template for military aircraft, though they ultimately didn't succeed.

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Sources:
Brown.D.L (1970) Miles Aircraft Since 1925. Putnam & Company London.
Dangerfield, R. E. (1946). The Aeroplane: Incorporating Aeronautical Engineering. Bowling Green London.
Brinkworth, B. J. (2016) On the aerodynamics of the Miles Libellula tande2m-wing aircraft concept, 1941 – 1947. Waterlooville, Hants, UK.