More from the Moth meet. It was like this for most of the day with aircraft queuing up to take off & land.


A very smart Hornet Moth.


A fine example of a Tiger Moth. This one has been fitted out & painted to look like the pre-WWII Moths. The extended exhaust makes that old Gipsy Major sound very smooth & quiet.


A rare example of the DH.60G III Moth Major. The missing link between the Gipsy Moth & the Tiger Moth. This one had flown less than 30 hours from 1931 until 2002. It's probably already doubled that this year.



These shots show the main difference between the Gipsy Moth & the Tiger Moth. First the Moth Major with straight wings. The front cockpit is directly below the fuel tank. The pipe on top of the tank is the simple float-type fuel gauge.


Now the Tiger Moth. The centre-section struts have been moved forward to allow easier access to the front cockpit. The straight wings are now swept back at varying angles to maintain the centre of gravity. The bottom wing has increased dihedral for improved ground clearance. This is what gives the Tiger its unique appearance & character.


Note the fitting on the port/front interplane strut of this Tiger. This is the original mechanical airspeed indicator. Simple but effective.

The standard pitot head is fitted on the other side.

Very good photos!

Wonderful Doug...Wonderful

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Thanks for all your comments. Glad you like 'em.

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I hadn't really thought about it. Depends on what you compare them with. I suppose they appear small compared with a Stearman but a Tiger Moth would dwarf a Pitts Special.

The original Moths had folding wings (hence their family name) & were designed for easy transport & storage. Due to the modificatons the Tiger Moth does not have this feature.