De Havilland DH82 Tiger Moth
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De Havilland DH82 Tiger Moth КНИГИ ;ВОЕННАЯ ИСТОРИЯ De Havilland DH82 Tiger Moth (Aeroguide Classic 6)ByRay RimmelPublisher: Linewrights199236 PagesISBN: 0946958386PDF62 MBThe first de Havilland Moth, so named by Sir Geoffrey de Havilland because of his passion for entomology, made its maiden flight from the company aerodrome at Stag Lane, Edgware, on 22 February 1925.The Moth evolved from de Havilland's dream of producing a simply maintained, easy-to-fly and cheap aeroplane that would introduce a wider circle of people to the world of aviation. Simplicity was the key to its considerable success, and the DH 60 quickly achieved popular acclaim: 90 were ordered by Sir Sefton Brancker, Director of Civil Aviation, for government-sponsored flying clubs.Demand for the Moth soon began to outstrip the supply of the surplus World War I Air Disco-Renault V8 engines from which the four-cylinder Cirrus powerplant had been developed. De Havilland therefore asked freelance engine designer Major Frank Halford to come up with a completely new power-plant. The first examples, named Gipsy, were completed in 1927 and trials were extremely encouraging. The power-to-weight ratio was excellent, producing 135hp for 295lb of weight. Production Gipsy motors were de-rated by 50hp for the 1928 DH 60G Gipsy Moth and proved completely reliable. letitbitsharingmatrix 0 WA0001......Page 1 WA0002......Page 2 WA0003......Page 3 WA0004......Page 4 WA0005......Page 5 WA0006......Page 6 WA0007......Page 7 WA0008......Page 8 WA0009......Page 9 WA0010......Page 10 WA0011......Page 11 WA0012......Page 12 WA0013......Page 13 WA0014......Page 14 WA0015......Page 15 WA0016......Page 16 WA0017......Page 17 WA0018......Page 18 WA0019......Page 19 WA0020......Page 20 WA0021......Page 21 WA0022......Page 22 WA0023......Page 23 WA0024......Page 24 WA0025......Page 25 WA0026......Page 26 WA0027......Page 27 WA0028......Page 28 WA0029......Page 29 WA0030......Page 30 WA0031......Page 31 WA0032......Page 32 WA0033......Page 33 WA0034......Page 34 WA0035......Page 35 WA0036......Page 36
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