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The de Havilland DH.87 Hornet Moth is a single-engined cabin biplane designed by the de Havilland Aircraft Company in 1934 as a potential replacement for its highly successful de Havilland Tiger Moth trainer. Although its side-by-side two-seat cabin made it closer in configuration to the modern aircraft that military trainee pilots would later fly, there was no interest from the RAF and the aircraft was put into production for private buyers.

DH.87 Hornet Moth
1936 de Havilland DH.87B Hornet Moth
Role Trainer and Tourer
Manufacturer de Havilland
First flight 9 May 1934
Status still in operation
Primary user private owner pilots
Produced 1935–1938
Number built 164

Design and development


DH.87A Hornet Moth retaining the original tapered wing design. Wetaskiwin, Alberta, June 1996
DH.87A Hornet Moth retaining the original tapered wing design. Wetaskiwin, Alberta, June 1996

The prototype first flew at Hatfield on 9 May 1934 and, with two other pre-production aircraft, embarked on an extensive test program that resulted in the first production aircraft (designated DH.87A) completed in August 1935 having wings of greater outboard taper. These were found to cause problems, especially when landing in three-point attitude: there was a tendency for the tips to stall, causing embarrassment to the pilot and often damage to the aeroplane. From early 1936, de Havilland offered owners of the DH.87A replacement wings of the new squarer shape at a reduced price in exchange for the original wings. Designated DH.87B, new aircraft from about manufacture Number 68 were built with the new square wings. This wing reduced the overall span by 8 inches (20 cm). The alterations slightly increased overall weight at some penalty to performance.

Production was 164 aircraft, of which 84 were placed on the British Register. Many were impressed for military service during World War II, mostly being used by the RAF as liaison aircraft.

Small numbers survived the war and with time became highly prized by vintage aircraft enthusiasts. A small number are still flying, over seventy years after production ceased.


Variants


The second Hornet Moth
The second Hornet Moth
ex-RAF 1936 de Havilland DH.87B Hornet Moth at Cotswold Airport, England, in 2018
ex-RAF 1936 de Havilland DH.87B Hornet Moth at Cotswold Airport, England, in 2018
DH.87B Hornet Moth G-AHBL, Kemble (2019)
DH.87B Hornet Moth G-AHBL, Kemble (2019)

Operators



Civil charter operators and pilots 1935–2009


 United Kingdom
 Australia
 Austria
 Belgium
 Canada
 Denmark[1]
 France
 India
 South Africa
 Spain
  Switzerland
 Turkey - TC-101

Military operators


 Portugal
 South Africa
 United Kingdom

Specifications (DH.87B)


1936 de Havilland DH87B Hornet Moth cockpit
1936 de Havilland DH87B Hornet Moth cockpit

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1938,[2] De Havilland Aircraft since 1909 [3]

General characteristics

Performance


References



Notes


  1. Hitler's Savage Canary by David Lampe ISBN 978-1-84832-574-6 pg15
  2. Grey, C.G.; Bridgman, Leonard, eds. (1938). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1938. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 31c.
  3. Jackson 1987, p.355.
  4. Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved 16 April 2019.

Bibliography





На других языках


[de] De Havilland DH.87 Hornet Moth

Die De Havilland DH.87 Hornet Moth war ein Doppeldecker mit geschlossener Kabine, der von der De Havilland Aircraft Company hergestellt wurde. Er diente als Reise- und Schulflugzeug. Während des Zweiten Weltkrieges diente es zusätzlich als Verbindungsflugzeug.
- [en] De Havilland Hornet Moth

[it] De Havilland DH.87 Hornet Moth

Il de Havilland DH.87 Hornet Moth fu un monomotore biplano a cabina chiusa sviluppato dall'azienda britannica de Havilland Aircraft Company negli anni trenta.



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