1944 De Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth
20% Equity Share in Newly Restored de Havilland DH82a
- Make
- De Havilland
- Model
- DH-82 Tiger Moth
- Year
- 1944
- Seller
- andrewjamesherbert
- Location
- Audley End, Essex, United Kingdom
- Condition
- Pre-owned
- Seller type
- Private
- Total Time
- 10 h
- Undercarriage
- Taildragger
- Seats
- 2
- Flight Rules
- VFR Day
- Serial Number
- 86500
- Registration
- G-BTOG
Highlights
- A 1944 Morris Motors built Tiger Moth (serial 86500), the aircraft was previously last flown flew in France in 1969. Taken on in 2006, it has been painstakingly restored “ground up” by the current owners and returned to flight in July 2022 on a LAA Permit-to-Fly.
Exterior
- G-BTOG is painted in a unique WWII USAAF paint scheme representing one of a handful of Tiger Moths loaned to the USAAF as a communications aircraft.
Interior
- It has restored with Gosport tubes, navigation lights and blind flying hood, together with discreet modern Trig radio and transponder.
Specifications
- Seat Configuration
- 1+1
- Gross Weight
- 828 Kg
- Empty Weight
- 506 Kg
- Useful Load
- 322 Kg
- Cruise Speed
- 58 Kt
- Range
- 262 Nm
- Fuel Capacity
- 86 l
Engine
- Manufacturer, Model
- de Havilland, Gipsy Major 1C
- Fuel Type
- Avgas UL91
- Year
- 2022
Avionics
- COM
- Trig, TY91
- ADS-B
- Trig, TN70
Additional Remarks
- Perhaps uniquely the aircraft is fitted with a previously unused ex- factory Gipsy Major 1C.
- G-BTOG is based and owned by a friendly group based at Audley End airfield in Essex.
- For more information contact andrew@herbertfamily.org.uk or stevebarratt@live.co.uk.