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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 tandemwing 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 tande2mwing aircraft concept, 1941 – 1947. Waterlooville, Hants, UK.