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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]
Scaled-up version of DH.57 for 20 passengers and powered by three Napier Lion engines. [1] DH.59 Not built Design study for a transport biplane. [1] DH.60 Moth: 22 February 1925 Two-seat light biplane DH.60G Gipsy Moth: 1927 DH.60 Moth powered by de Havilland Gipsy engine DH.60GIII Moth Major: 1929 DH.60 Moth powered by new Gipsy III/Gipsy ...
The DH.84 Dragon was the first aeroplane purchased by Aer Lingus in 1936; they later operated the DH.86B Dragon Express and the DH.89 Dragon Rapide. De Havilland continued to produce high-performance aircraft including the twin piston-engined DH.88 Comet racers, one of which became famous as the winner of the MacRobertson Air Race from England ...
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 ...
A minimum 82 octane fuel is recommended for most vehicles produced since 1984. Older cars with carburetors could operate with lower octane fuel at higher elevations. Regardless of legality fuel with an octane rating of less than 82 is generally not offered for sale in most states.
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.
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 ...
DH.83 Fox Moth: Light transport biplane; 98 built in the United Kingdom, plus two more in both Australia and Canada. DH.83C Fox Moth : 53 aircraft were built in Canada after World War II. Gasuden KR-1/Tokyo Gasu Denki : This was an unlicensed Japanese-built copy of the Fox Moth powered by a 150 hp (110 kW) Gasuden Jimpu 3, a 7 cylinder radial ...