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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 ]
After the war, a major source of business was the purchase of military surplus aircraft, particularly the de Havilland Tiger Moth, for re-sale in the civil market. [3] The company was noted for the quality of their work on reconditioning Tiger Moths. [4]
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]
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.
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DH.71 Tiger Moth: July 1927 High-speed monoplane, private venture DH.72 de Havilland DH.72: 28 July 1931 3-engined night bomber based on DH.66 and designed to Specification B.22/27 DH.73 Not built High-altitude survey version of the DH.67 with two ADC Nimbus engines.
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.