ザ デ・ハビランド DH.60 蛾is a 1920s British two-seat touring and training aircraft that was developed into a series of aircraft by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.
The DH.60 was developed from the larger DH.51 biplane. The first flight of the Cirrus powered prototype DH.60 Moth (registration G-EBKT) was carried out by Geoffrey de Havilland at the works airfield at Stag Lane on 22 February 1925. The Moth was a two-seat biplane of wooden construction, it had a plywood covered fuselage and fabric covered surfaces, a standard tailplane with a single tailplane and fin. A useful feature of the design was its folding wings which allowed owners to hangar the aircraft in much smaller spaces. The then Secretary of State for Air Sir Samuel Hoare became interested in the aircraft and the Air Ministry subsidised five flying clubs and equipped them with Moths.
ザ デ・ハビランド DH.60 蛾is a two-seat biplane that was designed and built by the British aircraft manufacturer de Havilland in the 1920s. It was one of the most popular and successful light aircraft of its era, and was used for various purposes such as training, touring, sport flying, and military service. The Moth was based on the earlier de Havilland DH.51, but featured a smaller and lighter airframe, a more powerful engine, and a folding wing mechanism that allowed it to be stored in a standard garage. The Moth was also the first aircraft to use the de Havilland Gipsy engine, a reliable and economical inverted inline four-cylinder engine that became the standard powerplant for many de Havilland designs. The Moth was produced in several variants, such as the DH.60G Gipsy Moth, the DH.60M Metal Moth, the DH.60T Moth Trainer, and the DH.60X Moth Major.
蛾は多くの国に輸出され、イギリス空軍、カナダ空軍、アメリカ陸軍航空隊など、さまざまな民間および軍事組織によって運用されていました。蛾はまた、1930年にイギリスからオーストラリアにジプシーモスを単独で飛行したエイミージョンソンや、1928年に最初のトランスタスマン飛行にジプシーモスを使用したチャールズキングスフォードスミスなど、多くの有名な飛行士によって飛行されました。モスは、さまざまな条件や環境で優れた性能を発揮できる、用途が広く耐久性のある航空機でした。取り扱いのしやすさ、安定性、性能が評価され、多くのパイロットから飛ぶ喜びとされていました。蛾は、趣味やスポーツとしての飛行の普及に貢献し、他の多くの軽飛行機の設計に影響を与えたため、航空の発展にも影響を与えました。モスは1933年まで生産されていましたが、デハビランドDH.82タイガーモスに置き換えられました。しかし、多くの蛾はその後何十年も使用され続け、一部は今日でも大切なヴィンテージ航空機として飛んでいます。