de Havilland DH-87B Hornet Moth

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The de Havilland DH.87 Hornet Moth was a single-engine 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.

General characteristics

Crew: 1, pilot
Capacity: 1, passenger or trainee
Length: 24 ft 11½ in (7.61 m)
Wingspan: 31 ft 11 in (9.73 m)
Height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Wing area: 244.5 ft² (22.7 m²)
Empty weight: 1,241 lb (564 kg)
Loaded weight: 1,950 lb (886 kg)

Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major I 4-cylinder air-cooled inverted straight engine, 130 hp (97 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 124 mph (108 kn, 200 km/h)
Cruise speed: 105 mph (91 kn, 169 km/h)
Range: 620 mi (539 nmi, 998 km)
Service ceiling: 14,800 ft (4,500 m)
Rate of climb: 690 ft/min (3.51 m/s)
Wing loading: 7.97 lb/ft² (39.0 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.067 hp/lb (0.11 kW/kg)