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The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s British biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.It was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and other operators as a primary trainer aircraft.
The de Havilland DH.71 Tiger Moth was a British single-seat monoplane, designed to research high-speed flight and to test replacement engines for the Cirrus. Only two were built. Only two were built. [ 1 ]
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: 2 Length: 23 ft 11 in (7.29 m) Wingspan: 30 ft 0 in (9.14 m) Height: 8 ft 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (2.680 m) Wing area: 243 sq ft (22.6 m 2) Empty weight: 920 lb (417 kg) Max takeoff weight: 1,650 lb (748 kg) Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy I 4-cylinder air-cooled in-line piston engine, 100 hp (75 kW) Propellers: 2-bladed fixed ...
Powered by two de Havilland Gnome turboprops with a high-wing layout and a maximum capacity of 40 passengers or a payload of 7800 lb. Designed for economic operations over very short routes (e.g. 200 mi), but with a full fuel load and payload reduced to 2400 lb, the range could be extended to 1610 mi. Abandoned due to competition with the HS ...
The de Havilland Gipsy Major or Gipsy IIIA is a four-cylinder, air-cooled, inverted inline engine used in a variety of light aircraft produced in the 1930s, including the famous Tiger Moth biplane. Many Gipsy Major engines still power vintage aircraft types.
The Thruxton Jackaroo was designed as a four-seat cabin general purpose biplane; the original tandem two-seat Tiger Moth fuselage was widened to allow side-by-side seating for 4 people. [1] It was marketed as "the cheapest four-seat aircraft in the world". [2] The first conversion first flew on 2 March 1957. [3]
The de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk (or Chippie) is a tandem, two-seat, single-engined primary trainer aircraft designed and developed by Canadian aircraft manufacturer de Havilland Canada. It was developed shortly after the Second World War and sold in large numbers during the immediate post-war years, being typically employed as a ...