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

ZK ADI, Air Travel (NZ) 1934

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)

Gambar De Havilland DH.83 dari NACA-AC-162

Data from De Havilland Aircraft, 1909

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
• 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

1. Jackson 1987, p. 326.
2. 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.

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