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Encyclopedia > De Havilland Gipsy Moth

The de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth was a variant of the DH.60 Moth powered by the de Havilland Gipsy I engine. Others had a Blackburn Cirrus engine.


The de Havilland Moth flew for the first time on 22 February 1925. By 1929 the price of a Moth was £650, making it a very affordable aircraft for many people. The type was used for a number of record breaking flights. February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...


The British aviatrix Amy Johnson flew her Moth (G-AAAH "Jason") 11,000 miles to Australia. Jean Batten used a Gipsy moth for her early flights, G-AALG (originally owned by The Prince of Wales) for the England to India flight and G-AARB for England to Australia return flights. Amy Johnson in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, July 1930. ... Jean Gardner Batten (September 15, 1909 – November 22, 1982) was a New Zealand aviator, born in Rotorua. ...

1934 de Havilland Gipsy Moth DH60G (G-ACNS)
1934 de Havilland Gipsy Moth DH60G (G-ACNS)

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Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1171x800, 257 KB) de Havilland DH60G Gipsy Moth (UK registration G-ACNS, year of build 1934) at Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1171x800, 257 KB) de Havilland DH60G Gipsy Moth (UK registration G-ACNS, year of build 1934) at Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire, England. ...

Moth Variants

  • DH.60 Moth : 113
  • DH.60G Gipsy Moth : Two-seat light touring biplane. Powered by a 74.6-kW (100-hp) de Havilland Gipsy I piston engine. 688 built.
  • DH.60G III Moth and Moth Major : 113
  • DH.60M Moth : 753
  • DH.60L Open-Faced moth
  • DH.60T Moth Trainer : Two-seat military training aircraft. 64 built.
  • DH.60X Moth : 338

Military Operators

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Fleet Air Arm is the operational group of the Royal Navy responsible for the operation of the aircraft on board their ships. ...

Specifications (de Havilland DH.60G)

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 1
  • Length: (23 ft 11 in)
  • Wingspan: 9.14 m (30 ft 0 in)
  • Height: (8 ft 9 in)
  • Wing area: 22.57 m² (243 ft²)
  • Empty weight: 417 kg (920 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 748 kg (1,650 lb)

Performance

The distance AB is the wing span of this Aer Lingus Airbus A320. ... In aviation, the Maximum Take-Off Weight (or MTOW) is the maximum weight with which an aircraft is allowed to try to achieve flight. ... VNO of an aircraft is the V speed which refers to the velocity of normal operation. ... The maximal total range is the distance an aircraft can fly between takeoff and landing as limited by its fuel capacity. ... In aeronautics, the service ceiling is the maximum density altitude where the best rate of climb airspeed will produce a 100 feet per minute climb(twin engine) and 50 feet(single engine) at maximum weight while in a clean configuration with maximum continuous power. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ...

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Related development: de Havilland Tiger Moth 1939 de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth (G-AGHY) The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth was a 1930s biplane designed by de Havilland and operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. ...


Comparable aircraft: Boeing-Stearman Kaydet PT-17 Stearman The Stearman model 75, widely known as the Stearman, Boeing Stearman (Stearman became a subsidiary of Boeing in 1934) or Kaydet was a biplane built in the United States during the 1930s as a military trainer aircraft. ...


Designation series: DH.60 Moth DH.60G Gipsy Moth DH.77 - DH.80 Puss Moth - DH.81 Swallow Moth - DH.82 Tiger Moth - DH.83 Fox Moth - DH.84 Dragon - DH.85 Leopard Moth 1939 de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth (G-AGHY) The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth was a 1930s biplane designed by de Havilland and operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. ... The De Havilland Puss Moth is a three seater aeroplane designed in 1929 and used by Britain during the second world war mainly for communications. ... 1939 de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth (G-AGHY) The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth was a 1930s biplane designed by de Havilland and operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. ... The D.H.87 Fox Moth was a succsessful biplane passenger aircraft from the 1930s powered by a Gipsy Major IV inline inverted engine, manufactured by the deHavilland aircraft co. ... The de Havilland Dragon was a commericial aircraft designed and built by the de Havilland company. ... The de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth is a three seater aeroplane designed and build by the de Havilland Aircraft Company in 1933. ...

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De Havilland Canada aircraft models

Gipsy Moth • Tiger Moth • Fox Moth • Mosquito • DHC-1 Chipmunk • DHC-2 Beaver • DHC-3 Otter • CS2F Tracker • DHC-4 Caribou • DHC-5 Buffalo • DHC-6 Twin Otter • DHC-7 Dash 7 • DHC-8 Dash 8 de Havilland Canada was an innovative aircraft manufacturer with facilities based in Toronto, Ontario. ... 1939 de Havilland DH82a Tiger Moth (G-AGHY) The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth was a 1930s biplane designed by de Havilland and operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. ... The D.H.87 Fox Moth was a succsessful biplane passenger aircraft from the 1930s powered by a Gipsy Major IV inline inverted engine, manufactured by the deHavilland aircraft co. ... The de Havilland Mosquito (The Wooden Wonder, also known as The Timber Terror) was a British combat aircraft that excelled in a number of roles during the Second World War. ... A Chipmunk in RAF colours A former RCAF DeHavilland DHC-1B-2-S5 Chipmunk with the Canadian-style bubble canopy in the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Hamilton, Ontario The de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk is a tandem two-seat single-engined trainer aircraft which was the standard primary trainer... C-FGYN Adlair Aviation Ltd. ... Another in de Havilland Canadas successful line of rugged and useful STOL utility transports, the single engined, high wing, propeller-driven Otter was conceived to be capable of performing the same roles as the earlier and highly successful Beaver, but was bigger, the vertible one-ton truck. ... The Grumman S-2 (formerly S2F) Tracker was the first US Navy anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft designed specifically for the purpose. ... The de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (known in the US military as the C-7 Caribou) was designed as a specialized transport for STOL (short takeoff and landing). ... CC-115 Buffalo The de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo is a short take off and landing (STOL) cargo aircraft, a turboprop conversion of their earlier piston-powered DHC-4 Caribou. ... The DHC-6 Twin Otter is a 20-passenger STOL feederliner and utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada. ... A Dash-7 at Stanley The de Havilland Canada DHC-7, popularly the Dash 7, is a turboprop powered regional airliner with STOL capabilities. ... Dash 8 is also a series of diesel locomotives built by GE; see List of GE locomotives The de Havilland Canada DHC-8, popularly known as the Dash 8, is a series of twin-turboprop airliners designed by de Havilland Canada in the early 1980s. ...

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