COMMON
DH82
De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth
The Tiger Moth
“The biplane that taught the free world to fly.”
De Havilland · military
NO PHOTO
Length
23 ft 11 in
Wingspan
29 ft 4 in
Max speed
95 kts
Range
260 nmi
Ceiling
13,600 ft
Engines
1x de Havilland Gipsy Major (130 hp)
Crew
1
Typical config
tandem open cockpits
Built
8,868
Nearly every RAF and Commonwealth pilot of the Second World War made their first flight in a Tiger Moth. Open cockpits, wire bracing, fabric wings — flying one today is the closest thing aviation has to time travel, and lovingly kept examples still grace fly-ins worldwide.
Fun fact
Almost 9,000 were built, and tens of thousands of WWII pilots — including most of the RAF — soloed in one.
How to spot one
Classic biplane with swept-back upper wings, open tandem cockpits, and a tailskid-era stance. Usually in RAF trainer yellow or silver.
Crews call it
The Tiggie
Sounds like
A gentle Gipsy Major purr with wind singing through the bracing wires
One might be overhead right now.
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