A certain fellow forum member (he knows who he is 😉 )set me a challenge to ID a plane, and in my searches I came across something called the Miller M-5 Belly Flopper. All I can find so far (at work, so can’t spend too much time on tinterweb) is that it was a US prone pilot research aircraft flown in the US in 1946. Anyone got any more info or pictures?
By: Mr Creosote - 22nd October 2008 at 10:49
Miller
Erven A Miller, Milwaukee WI.
1938 = 2pOM; 95hp Cirrus Mk III. Registered to Erven (misspelled “Irven”) Miller and Lester Sell [18239].2 1933 = 2pOmwM; 100hp Kinner. A 1p version appears in registers as a racer, perhaps a modification of this model [12990].
M-5 Belly Flopper 1946 = 1pClwM; two 40hp Continental; span: 28’0″. Pilot flew in a prone position. POP: 1 [N29113].
M-6 Twin c.1957 = 3pChwM; two 65hp Lycoming O-145-B2. A much-modified Piper J-5 Cruiser with engines mounted on the wing leading edges. Fuselage nose was fitted with a streamlined fairing and ends of the wings squared. [N9074C].
Cheers, Zoot. Love to see a picture, if anyone has one.
By: zoot horn rollo - 21st October 2008 at 14:08
Miller
Erven A Miller, Milwaukee WI.
1938 = 2pOM; 95hp Cirrus Mk III. Registered to Erven (misspelled “Irven”) Miller and Lester Sell [18239].
2 1933 = 2pOmwM; 100hp Kinner. A 1p version appears in registers as a racer, perhaps a modification of this model [12990].
M-5 Belly Flopper 1946 = 1pClwM; two 40hp Continental; span: 28’0″. Pilot flew in a prone position. POP: 1 [N29113].
M-6 Twin c.1957 = 3pChwM; two 65hp Lycoming O-145-B2. A much-modified Piper J-5 Cruiser with engines mounted on the wing leading edges. Fuselage nose was fitted with a streamlined fairing and ends of the wings squared. [N9074C].
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October 21, 2008 at 1:41 pm