de Havilland Fox Moth
The DH.83 Fox Moth is a small biplane passenger aircraft from the 1930s powered by a single de Havilland Gipsy Major I inline inverted engine, manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.
| DH.83 Fox Moth | |
|---|---|
| Fox Moth in flight at Fenland Airfield (2012) | |
| Role | Passenger aircraft |
| Manufacturer | de Havilland |
| Designer | A.E. Hagg |
| First flight | 29 January 1932 |
| Introduction | 1932 |
| Number built | 155 |
The aircraft was designed late in 1931 as a low cost and economical light passenger aircraft. Many components, including the engine, tailplane, fin, rudder and wings were identical to those of the de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth, then being built in large quantities. These are fitted to a purpose-built fuselage, which has a plywood covering over (longerons which are ash forward of the pilot and Sitka spruce aft. The pilot sits in a raised cockpit behind the small enclosed passenger cabin, which was usually fitted with three seats for short-range flights. The "Speed Model" was fitted with a canopy and fairing. The wings could be folded for storage.