in 1961 when owned by F.G. Miles Engineering Building on the company's experience with the
M.77 "Sparrowjet", the M.100 Student was a two-seat, side-by-side, all-metal jet trainer. The M.100 prototype was powered by a 400 kgf (882 lb) thrust
Turbomeca Marbore turbojet and flew for the first time on 15 May 1957. Miles had hoped to secure an RAF order, but the contract went to the
Jet Provost. The Student was proposed for several training programmes, but without success.
G-APLK, the sole aircraft, was allocated
XS941 when developed in the Mark 2 version as a prospective
Counter-insurgency type. It was tested by the
Royal Air Force but was not accepted and therefore did not go into production. The M.100 Student 2, re-registered
G-MIOO, was badly damaged in a crash on 24 August 1985 and is now at the
Museum of Berkshire Aviation. The Centurion 3, 4 and 5 were planned variants with the
RB.108,
Gourdon and
Arbizon engines respectively. ==Variants==