De Havilland Fox Moth Aircraft

Fox Moth, Coventry 2003. Copyright: Chris Young

Production Details

Design Company:

The de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd

First Flight:

29 January 1932

D.H.83 Fox Moth:

98 - The de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd, Stag Lane & Hatfield 2 - de Havilland Aircraft Pty. Ltd, Australia 54 - de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd, Canada

Type Specification

Applies to:

de Havilland D.H.83 Fox Moth

Type:

Three or four seat passenger of freight carrying biplane

Wing:

Wire braced biplane, with equal span and no stagger. Folding wings. Upper wings attached directly to centre section above fuselage. Lower wings attached directly to fuselage. Normal two spar wooden construction, with fabric covering. Ailerons are on lower planes only

Fuselage:

Rectangular in cross section, with rounded decking and tapering to vertical edge at tail. Wooden construction, covered with fabric

Tail Unit:

Normal monoplane type, with fixed tail plane, strut braced to fuselage. Horn balanced rudder. Wooden construction, fabric covering

Landing Gear:

Divided type. Half axles hinged to apex of steel tube vee below fuselage. Shock absorber legs are hinged to lower longerons. Radius rods which run aft to the llower longerons, are attached to the bearing collars on the shock absorber legs. Tailwheel hinged to rear fuselage

Power Plant:

One 120 hp Gipsy III inverted four cylinder in line air cooled engine

Accommodation:

Pilot sits in open cockpit behind cabin and well aft of trailing edge of lower wing. Cabin between wings, one double seat facing forward and a single seat forward

Span:

30 ft 10.5 in

Length:

25 ft 9 in

Height:

8 ft 4.75 in

Wing Area:

247 sq ft

Empty:

1,100 lb

Loaded:

2,070 lb

Max Speed:

109 mph at sea level

Initial Rate of Climb:

492 ft/min

Absolute Ceiling:

12,700 ft

Range:

438 miles

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