de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth – Foto e Video

Le de Havilland DH.82 Falena tigre è un biplano del 1930 progettato da Geoffrey de Havilland ed è stato gestito dalla Royal Air Force (RAF) e altri come addestratore primario. Il Tiger Moth rimase in servizio con la RAF fino a quando non lo sostituì con il de Havilland Chipmunk nel 1952, quando molti degli aerei in eccesso entrarono in servizio civile. Molte altre nazioni hanno utilizzato il Tiger Moth sia in applicazioni militari che civili, e rimane in uso diffuso come aereo da diporto in molti paesi. È ancora occasionalmente utilizzato come aereo da addestramento primario, in particolare per quei piloti che vogliono acquisire esperienza prima di passare ad altri velivoli a ruota di coda. Molti sono ora impiegati da varie aziende che offrono esperienze di lezione di prova. Il club de Havilland Moth fondato nel 1975 è ora un'associazione di proprietari che offre un club reciproco e supporto tecnico.

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The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth is a biplane trainer aircraft that was widely used by the Royal Air Force and other air forces in the British Commonwealth during the 1930s and 1940s. It was designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. The Tiger Moth has a distinctive appearance with its fabric-covered wooden airframe, open cockpit, fixed landing gear and inverted Gipsy Major engine. It is capable of aerobatics and can be fitted with floats or skis for operation on water or snow. The Tiger Moth was originally developed from the earlier de Havilland DH.60 Moth, which was a successful light aircraft in the 1920s.
The DH.82 was designed to meet the specifications of the Air Ministry for a new primary trainer for the RAF. It first flew in 1931 and entered service in 1932. More than 7,000 Tiger Moths were produced in Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries. The Tiger Moth was used for basic flight training, navigation, instrument flying, wireless operation, gunnery and night flying. It also served as a liaison and observation aircraft during the Second World War. Many famous pilots learned to fly on the Tiger Moth, including Douglas Bader, Amy Johnson and Charles Lindbergh. The Tiger Moth remained in service with the RAF until 1952, when it was replaced by the de Havilland Chipmunk. Some Tiger Moths continued to fly as civilian aircraft until the 1970s. Today, many Tiger Moths are preserved and flown by enthusiasts around the world.