Miles & Atwood Special
# Miles & Atwood Special

The Miles & Atwood Special is a racing aircraft developed during the interwar period

## Development

The Miles & Atwood Special is a single seat, low-wing, open cockpit, racing aircraft with conventional landing gear. It was built by Leon Atwood and Lee Miles.

The aircraft uses solid wood spars. Fabric was attached using a relatively new process using screws with fabric tape covering, rather than conventional rib-stitching. The aircraft raced with a green livery waxed to a high gloss. Lee Miles died when a flying wire broke in a 1937 qualifying race.

## Operational history

* National Air Races - Set a world speed record for an aircraft under 770 lb (349 kg) over 62 mi (100 km) course at 206 mph (332 km/h).
* Won 1933 Greve Trophy
* Chicago Air Race - Straight Line speed record for aircraft with less than 375 cubic inch displacement of 225 mph (362 km/h).
* In February 1934, the Miles & Atwood Special won the Shell Trophy
* Sixth place in 1935 Greve race

## Specifications (Miles & Atwood Special)

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General characteristics

* Crew: 1
* Length: 16 ft 9 in (5.11 m)
* Wingspan: 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m)
* Powerplant: 1 × Menasco C-4-S , 185 hp (138 kW)
