Aircraft [Miles M14A Magister ZK-AYW painted as L8353]
Maker and role
Phillips and Powis Aircraft Limited, Manufacturer
Production date
1938
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Object detail
Accession number
1966.566
Production period
Description
Miles M14 A Magister - L8353 - ZK-AYW Miles 14A Hawk Trainer 3. - L8353 - born 9/38 A/P 15/370 - G-AMMC (W.A.Rollason Ltd) 2 seat light training monoplane. Single engine: 130 HP De Havilland Gipsy Major. The fuselage is a box structure made of plywood and spruce. There are 2 open cockpits in the fuselage which have dual controls. The propeller is double-bladed and there are 3 landing wheels - one under each wing and one at the tail. The bottom portion of the fuselage and wings are painted yellow. There is a roundel with concentric circles painted in blue, white and red on either side of the fuselage and on the underside of each wing. The top of the wings and fuselage are painted a khaki/beige colour and there is a red, white and blue striped marking on the empennage. Note: Propeller (1980.133) of a De Havilland Gipsy fitted to Miles Magister March 1981. Completed 27th September 1938 and served with RAF at 8 Elementary & Reserve Flying Training School at Woodley, coded O.
Brief History
Miles Magister ZK-AYW (painted as L8353)
The Magister was initially designed to meet the demands of the Royal Air Force for a low-wing monoplane trainer. They were operated by the RAF and as a trainer for the Fleet Air Arm, which operated 17 of the aircraft during World War Two. Many pilots, including those of the Fleet Air Arm, would have taken their initial training in these aircraft.
Just under 1300 Magisters were built during the War, with an additional 100 later manufactured in Turkey.
MOTAT’s Magister is one of nine believed to have been brought to New Zealand, where they were used predominantly by Aero clubs. This aircraft was originally in service with the RAF, where it had over 3500 hours of flying. In 1953 it was shipped to New Zealand for its new owner, the Waitomo Aero Club and received the new registration of ZK-AYW.
It has been painted in the RAF trainer colours it would have worn when in service for the RAF at Woodley in 1940.
Specifications for ZK-AYW:
Date: 1938
Manufacturer: Miles Aircraft Ltd, Reading, Berkshire, England
Type: Two-seat primary training monoplane
Wing span: 10.3 m
Length: 7.7 m
Engine: One 130HP De Havilland Gipsy-Major 4-cylinder in-line inverted air-cooled engine
Accommodation: Two open cockpits in tandem, with dual control
The Magister was initially designed to meet the demands of the Royal Air Force for a low-wing monoplane trainer. They were operated by the RAF and as a trainer for the Fleet Air Arm, which operated 17 of the aircraft during World War Two. Many pilots, including those of the Fleet Air Arm, would have taken their initial training in these aircraft.
Just under 1300 Magisters were built during the War, with an additional 100 later manufactured in Turkey.
MOTAT’s Magister is one of nine believed to have been brought to New Zealand, where they were used predominantly by Aero clubs. This aircraft was originally in service with the RAF, where it had over 3500 hours of flying. In 1953 it was shipped to New Zealand for its new owner, the Waitomo Aero Club and received the new registration of ZK-AYW.
It has been painted in the RAF trainer colours it would have worn when in service for the RAF at Woodley in 1940.
Specifications for ZK-AYW:
Date: 1938
Manufacturer: Miles Aircraft Ltd, Reading, Berkshire, England
Type: Two-seat primary training monoplane
Wing span: 10.3 m
Length: 7.7 m
Engine: One 130HP De Havilland Gipsy-Major 4-cylinder in-line inverted air-cooled engine
Accommodation: Two open cockpits in tandem, with dual control
Marks
L8353 Painted
ZK-AYW Painted
Waitomo / Aero Club / TE KUITI Painted
ZK-AYW Painted
Waitomo / Aero Club / TE KUITI Painted
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Phillips and Powis Aircraft Limited. 1938. Aircraft [Miles M14A Magister ZK-AYW painted as L8353], 1966.566. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
![Propeller [De Havilland]; The de Havilland Aircraft Company Limited; 1954](https://collection.motat.nz/records/images/medium/10482/52f30ef21446b2aa6508563cf9dfd54d384457ee.jpg)
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