De Havilland Fox Moth

DH.83 Fox Moth adalah pesawat penumpang berukuran kecil dengan sayap ganda sukses dari tahun 1930-an yang menggunakan mesin tunggal de Havilland Gipsy Major I, yang diproduksi oleh de Havilland Aircraft Company.

Pesawat ini dirancang akhir tahun 1931 sebagai pesawat penumpang ringan biaya rendah dan ekonomis.

Operator

Militer

Australia

Royal Australian Air Force

Brazil

Brazilian Air Force
Brazilian Naval Aviation

Canada

Royal Canadian Air Force

Selandia Baru

Royal New Zealand Air Force
- No. 42 Squadron RNZAF

Spain

Spanish Republican Air Force

Spanish State

Spanish Air Force

South Africa

South African Air Force

Yugoslavia

Royal Yugoslav Air Force

Sipil

Australia

Adastra Airlines
Tasmanian Aerial Services

British Raj

Tata Airlines

Canada

Wardair Canada

Selandia Baru

Air Travel (NZ) Ltd, kemudian National Airways Corporation operated three aircraft.

Britania Raya

Blackpool and West Coast Air Services
Giro Aviation
Hillman's Airways
Midland & Scottish Air Ferries
North West Air Services
Northern & Scottish Airways
Olley Air Service
Provincial Airways
Scottish Motor Traction

Yugoslavia

Aeroput

Spesifikasi (DH.83)

Data from De Havilland Aircraft, 1909^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Capacity: 3-4
Length: 25 ft 9 in (7,85 m)
Wingspan: 30 ft 10+5⁄8 in (9,414 m)
Height: 8 ft 9+1⁄2 in (2,680 m)
Wing area: 261,5 sq ft (24,29 m²)
Airfoil: RAF 15^[2]
Empty weight: 1.071 pon (486 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 2.000 pon (907 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy III Mesin piston 4-silinder berpendingin udara, 120 hp (89 kW)
Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

Maximum speed: 106 mph (171 km/h; 92 kn)
Cruise speed: 91 mph (79 kn; 146 km/h)
Range: 425 mi (369 nmi; 684 km)
Service ceiling: 12.700 ft (3.871 m)
Rate of climb: 450 ft/mnt (^{[convert: unit mismatch]})

Referensi

^ Jackson 1987, p. 326.
^ Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Diakses tanggal 16 April 2019.

Hotson, Fred W. The de Havilland Canada Story. Toronto: CANAV Books, 1983. ISBN 0-07-549483-3.
Jackson, A. J. British Civil Aircraft 1919-1972: Volume II. London: Putnam (Conway Maritime Press), 1988. ISBN 0-85177-813-5.
Jackson, A.J. De Havilland Aircraft since 1909. London: Putnam, (Third ed.)1987. ISBN 0-85177-802-X.
Mikesh, Robert C. and Shorzoe Abe. Japanese Aircraft 1910-1941. London: Putnam, 1988. ISBN 0-85177-840-2.
Milberry, Larry. Aviation In Canada. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd., 1979. ISBN 0-07-082778-8.
Molson, Ken M. and Harold A. Taylor. Canadian Aircraft Since 1909. Stittsville, Ontario: Canada's Wings, Inc., 1982. ISBN 0-920002-11-0.