The amazing Moth II

[Hagar]

More from Popham on Saturday. Almost a full set.

The DH.60M Gipsy Moth.


An immaculate DH.80 Puss Moth.


This is the DH.85 Leopard Moth. Spot the difference.


Not one but two DH.83 Fox Moths. This is a basically a 5 seater Tiger Moth.

This one was built in Canada. It has a nice bubble canopy for the poor old pilot.


The DH.87B Hornet Moth. This looks like the one based at Old Warden until recently.


The beautifully restored DH.84 Dragon. Carries 9 passengers on 2 x Tiger Moth engines.


The More powerful DH.89 Dragon Rapide.

[Woodlouse2002]

Lovely. Have you come off your high yet?

[Omag 2.0]

Whoa! Never knew there were so many different moths! Thanks for the illustrated lesson Doug!

Amazing shot!

[beaky]

Just what I needed this morning- a total Moth overdose!!! Woohoo!
And Dragons, to boot! Great shots, as usual, I might add.

Damned if I can tell the difference between a Puss and a Leopard, other than the wheel pants. Are the wings slightly different?

I'd be perfectly content to spend the rest of my life barnstorming around in a Fox Moth, giving rides in exchange for room & board and gas money... sigh...  

[Omag 2.0]

The Leopards wings seem sleaker. It's body is more curved and chubbier and it has a bigger tailwheel. Offcourse, it could also be that it is smaller than the Puss, but we have no fixed point to compare it with...

[Hagar]

Damned if I can tell the difference between a Puss and a Leopard, other than the wheel pants. Are the wings slightly different?

Well spotted Sean. The later Leopard has tapered wings.

The Leopards wings seem sleaker. It's body is more curved and chubbier and it has a bigger tailwheel. Offcourse, it could also be that it is smaller than the Puss, but we have no fixed point to compare it with...

Again, well spotted Kris. Not much difference in the size. The Puss is 'essentially a two seat aircraft although three could be carried'. The Leopard is a 3-seater with a seat for 2 passengers behind the pilot (same idea as used on the twin-engined Dragon & Rapide). The main distinguishing feature is the main undercarriage struts.* The Puss struts are longer & go right up to the wing root. The Leopard struts only go to the top of the engine bulkhead. Not too clear in my photos as they were coming straight out of the sun & in shadow.

*PS. Neither have flaps & the streamlined struts can be turned at 90 degrees to the airflow to act as a primitive airbrake. The same idea is used on the Hornet Moth.

[Rifleman]

Well done Doug  :o.........your shots make many of us envy you for your choice of place to live.........

Thanks for taking us along with you on your "Moth" weekend........

[ozzy72]

I wish I'd been there Simply wonderful! And perfect weather... it doesn't get much better than this

[FLYING_TRUCKER]

Wonderful shots Doug

Thanks

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

[flymo]

wonderful shots.

my grandad crashed a tiger moth bk in his RAF days... he ended up being a engineering officer...i wonder why??


john.

[BFMF]

I didn't realize there were so many variations of the Tiger Moth!

[Hagar]

Thanks for all the comments.

I didn't realize there were so many variations of the Tiger Moth!

Not quite Andrew. The Tiger is just one of the Moth family. They're named after different types of moth. Some of the real ones here. http://www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/moth2.htm

DH 60 Moth
DH 60G Gipsy Moth
DH 60X Cirrus Moth
DH 60M Metal Moth
DH 60GIII-Moth Major
DH 60T Moth Trainer
DH 80 Puss Moth
DH 80A Puss Moth
DH 82 Tiger Moth
DH 82A Tiger Moth
DH 82B Queen Bee radio controlled target drone
DH 82C Tiger Moth
DH 83 Fox Moth
DH 84 Dragon
DH 85 Leopard Moth
DH 85A Leopard Moth
DH 87A Hornet Moth
DH 87B Hornet Moth
DH 89 Dragon Rapide
DH 89 Dominie
DH 89A Dragon Rapide
DH 89A Dominie
DH 90 Dragonfly
DH 94 Moth Minor

[Sir_Jon]

Nice shot of the Rapide, one of my favourite aircraft, and the first non-commercial aircraft I flew in.

[krigl]

The Rapide was the first aircraft I ever flew in....ahhhh...

Very nice, and I am one of the envious ones. I get to see real planes flying about 3 or 4 times a year only, except for white lines in the sky, and the odd Ryanair or Czech Airlines take-off from Brno Turany of course.

[BFMF]

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Not quite Andrew. The Tiger is just one of the Moth family. They're named after different types of moth. Some of the real ones here. http://www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/moth2.htm

Ahh, I get it. The Tiger Moth is just one of many aircraft models in the Moth family. Thanks for clearing that up Doug.