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The starting point for the DH.82 Tiger Moth was the de Havilland DH.71 Tiger Moth. [4] De Havilland had developed successively more capable Gipsy engines, and the company had produced a new low-winged monoplane aircraft to test them. This aircraft became the first aircraft to be referred to as the Tiger Moth. [5]
de Havilland DH.60T Moth Trainer: Sk 9: trainer: 10: 1931–1936 - de Havilland DH.60X/M Cirrus/Gipsy Moth: Sk 7: trainer: 2: 1928–1936 - De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth: Sk 11: trainer: 36: 1932–1952: some built by ASJA Focke-Wulf Fw 44J Stieglitz: Sk 12: trainer: 85: 1936–1946: some built by ASJA/CVV Friedrichshafen FF 33J: Sk 2: trainer ...
The DH.89, for example, was the 89th de Havilland design. The designs DH.121 and DH.125 which were under development when de Havilland lost its separate identity under Hawker Siddeley, retained their numbering and were produced as the Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident and the Hawker Siddeley HS.125.
The DH 82 was powered by a 120-hp Gipsy II engine, but the 1939 DH.82a received the 145-hp Gipsy Major. More than 1,000 Tiger Moths were delivered before the Second World War , and subsequently 4,005 were built in the UK and shipped all over the world; 1,747 were built in Canada (the majority being the DH.82c model with enclosed cockpits ...
The de Havilland Moths were a series of light aircraft, sports planes, and military trainers designed by Geoffrey de Havilland.In the late 1920s and 1930s, they were the most common civilian aircraft flying in Britain, and during that time every light aircraft flying in the UK was commonly referred to as a Moth, regardless if it was de Havilland-built or not.
The DH.83 Fox Moth is a small biplane passenger aircraft from the 1930s powered by a single de Havilland Gipsy Major I inline inverted engine, manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. The aircraft was designed late in 1931 as a low-cost, light passenger aircraft.
The prototype first flew on 27 May 1933 and in July won the King's Cup Race at an average speed of 139.5 mph (224.5 km/h), piloted by Geoffrey de Havilland.A total of 133 aircraft were built, including 71 for owners in the British Isles, and 10 for Australia, including one delivered to Nancy Bird Walton, the first female commercial air operator in Australia.
Data from de Havilland Aircraft since 1909. General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: one Length: 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) Wingspan: 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) Height: 8 ft 4 in (2.56 m) Wing area: 149 sq ft (13.85 m 2) Gross weight: 1,330 lb (603 kg) Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy IV four-cylinder inverted inline air-cooled engine, 80 hp (60 kW) Performance Maximum speed: 117 mph (188 km/h, 102 ...