Miles Magister
| Miles Magister
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| Description
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| Role | 2-seat monoplane basic trainer
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| Crew | 2
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| First Flight | March 1937
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| Entered Service | October 1937
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| Manufacturer | Miles Aircraft Ltd
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| Dimensions
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| Length | 24 ft 7 in | 7.51 m
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| Wingspan | 33 ft 10 in | 10.31 m
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| Height | 9 ft 1 in | 2.77 m
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| Wing area | 176 ft² | 16.3 m²
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| Weights
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| Empty | 1,260 lb | 570 kg
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| Loaded | 1,863 lb | 845 kg
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| Powerplant
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| Engines | 1 x de Havilland Gipsy Major 1 inverted-Vee type
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| Power | 130 hp | 97 kW
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| Performance
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| Maximum speed (@ 1,000ft) | 132 mph | 212k m/h
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| Range | 380 miles | 610 km
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| Service ceiling | 18,000 ft | 5,500 m
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| Rate of climb | 850 ft/min | 260 m/min
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| Wing loading | 10.6 lb/ft² | 51.8 kg/m²
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| Power/Mass | 0.07 hp/lb | 0.11 kW/kg
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The Miles Magister (M.14) was a British 2-seat monoplane trainer aircraft built by the Miles Aircraft Ltd for the Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm. Affectionately known as the Maggie, the Magister was based on Miles' civilian Hawk Major and Hawk Trainer and was the first monoplane designed specifically as a trainer for the RAF. As a low-wing monoplane, it was an ideal introduction to the Spitfire and Hurricane for new pilots.
Production of the Magister to Air Ministry Specification T.37/37 began in October 1937 and by the start of World War II over 700 had entered service with RAF Elementary Flying Training Schools, eventually equipping 16 such schools as well as the Central Flying School. Large numbers of civilian Hawk Majors were also pressed into service as trainers. Production of the Magister continued until 1941 by which time 1,203 had been built. After the war many Magisters were converted for civilian uses and redesignated as the Hawk Trainer III.
