Find the deal you deserve on eBay. Discover discounts from sellers across the globe. No matter what you love, you'll find it here. Search De havilland aircraft and more. The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth is a single-engined, biplane, taildragger aircraft with two seats in tandem configuration. It was developed principally to be used by private touring customers as well as for pilot instruction for both military and civilian operators.
De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth, pictures, technical data, history
Specifications: Wingspan: 8.94 m (29 ft 4 in) Length: 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in) Height: 2.7 m (8 ft 9½ in) Wing area: 22.2 m² (239 sq ft) Max speed at sea level: 175 km/h (109 mph) Max speed at 1,524 m (5,000 ft): 170 km/h (106 mph) Cruising speed: 145 km/h (90 mph) Stalling speed: 69 km/h (43 mph) Rate of climb at sea level: 244 m/min (798 ft/min) De Havilland manufactured 8,811 DH 82 Tiger Moths between 1931 and 1945. A total of seven countries produced the Tiger Moth. VH-UVZ was the second DH-82A imported from the UK into Australia and was registered on 12 August 1936 to Airflite Ltd at Mascot in Sydney. On 21 April 1937, VH-UVZ crashed into Sydney Harbour. Height: 2.7 m Cruising speed: ~145 km/h (max ~170 km/h) Ceiling: 15,800 ft Range: ~490 km Crew: 1 x pilot/instructor plus 1 x student 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.
De Havilland DH82 Tiger Moth Untitled Aviation Photo 2010798
de Havilland Gipsy Major I 130 horsepower (97 kW) Inverted, four cylinders, air-cooled piston engine. Propeller Fixed Pitch 6' (1.8 m) diameter Two blades made of laminated timber. Leading Edge covered with a thin brass strip to prevent damage. De Havilland DH 82A Tiger Moth This classic British trainer made its first flight on Oct. 26, 1931. It is one of a number of models of light aircraft named for moths, in recognition of designer Geoffrey de Havilland's interest in moths and butterflies. The DH82 Tiger Moth like its fore-runners, were also built by De Havilland Canada although their variant featured Menasco engines, being known better as DH82C Menasco Moths. DH Canada created 1,548 aircraft, as well as an additional 200 x Tiger Moths specifically for the USA Air Force under a 'Lend-Lease' scheme with Canada. The de Havilland DH.82 "Tiger Moth" is a single-engine biplane light aircraft developed principally to be used by private touring customers as well as for pilot instruction for both military and civil operators. Designed in 1931 as a development of the well-known "Gypsy Moth," the Tiger Moth became one of the world's most famous training aircraft.
De Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth II Untitled Aviation Photo 3920183
de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth Aircraft overview: Probably the best known training aeroplane ever, the Tiger Moth open-cockpit tandem two-seat biplane was first flown in 1931 from Stag Lane. It is a single bay biplane, with normal forward stagger to aid pilot vision, reduce the aerodynamic interference between the two wings, and ease cockpit access. 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 and other operators as a primary trainer aircraft. In addition to the type's principal use for ab initio training, the Second World War had RAF Tiger Moths operating in other capacities, including maritime.
De Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth Warbirds of Norway, STA Stauning, Denmark PP1118608910.jpg 1,024 × 776; 459 KB De Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth, India - Air Force JP7512509.jpg 1,200 × 900; 673 KB De Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth, Portugal - Air Force AN0410999.jpg 1,050 × 707; 379 KB The DH-82C Tiger Moth, in which thousands of Commonwealth pilots trained, was a vital aircraft in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Built by de Havilland in Toronto, more than 1,500 Tiger Moths equipped many Elementary Flying Training schools throughout Canada. Canadian modifications included float and ski fittings, a sliding canopy.
De Havilland DH 82A Tiger Moth > National Museum of the US Air Force
De Havilland's famous DH 82A Tiger Moth could trace a direct line of descent from the equally famous de Havilland DH 60 Gipsy Moth of 1925 which is regarded as having made possible worldwide development of the flying club movement. The Tiger Moth prototype was derived from the de Havilland DH 60 Gipsy Moth. The famous de Havilland DH.82 "Tiger Moth" biplane was a dedicated military-minded basic trainer derived from the preceding DH.60T with its 120 horsepower Gipsy II series engine.
