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Powered by a 120 hp (89 kW) Gipsy II engine. Commonly referred to as a "Gipsy Moth" just like the 100 hp (75 kW) version. DH.60X Gipsy Moth; re-use of the DH60X designation to describe the initially optional 'X' braced undercarriage version of the early Gipsy Moth. (X-style undercarriage became standard for the DH.60M and all subsequent models)
The successful record flight, made in a Gipsy Moth, began with a departure from Lympne Aerodrome in England on 8 May, and after refueling stops in 14 countries and having flown 10,500 miles (16,900 km), she landed at Darwin, in the northwest of Australia on the afternoon of 23 May. She was applauded around the world for her feat.
The Moth with this new engine became the D.H.60 G-III; as the Gipsy III was quickly developed further into the Gipsy Major, the D.H.60 G-III was baptised the Moth Major. [ 4 ] Building on the success of the D.H.60, de Havilland now started building other sports aircraft and trainers, all of which were powered by its own Gipsy engines.
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The first Moth was the DH.60 - a straight-winged biplane two-seater. To enable storing the plane in small spaces, the DH.60's wings could fold backwards against the fuselage. "Like a moth" remarked Geoffrey de Havilland, an avid lepidopterist, [citation needed] so the plane was nicknamed Moth from the drawing board on.
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Moth is the subject of a documentary feature-length film co-written and directed by New Zealand actress Lucy Lawless, titled Never Look Away, which had its world premiere in the World Cinema Documentary Competition section of the 40th Sundance Film Festival in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, in January 2024. [7]