";s:4:"text";s:4012:" Regd ZS-AOA 22.1.46 to Mark W Spencer, Johannesburg. Impressed as SAAF 1568 3.40. Regn cld 28.3.55.DH.87B Hornet Moth c/n 8142 [CofA 6095 issued 19.10.37 to DH South Africa]. To 15 AD and sold 18.7.45 [or 9.45]. Impressed as SAAF 1591 3.40. It had tapered wings and a spruce/plywood box fuselage with external longerons, stringers and fabric covering. To 1 AS [4.41-6.41]. It has a simple vane-type Air Speed Indicator under the port upper-wing leading edge. Rebuilt and reflown 20.9.86; painted as ZS-AOA.
Regd 12.37 to GW Valentine, Odzi. Regd 13.7.36. Regd to WO Lawrie, Rand. But there is also a pitot-static head under the lower starboard wing.Designed at Hatfield, and first flown there in 1962, the de Havilland DH125 executive aircraft was the jet successor to the Dove. Mark Miller. Damaged on landing Wakkerstroom, Transvaal 27.12.46; repaired. Aircraft overview: Compared with the open-cockpit Tiger Moth trainer, the Hornet Moth cabin biplane tourer offered better performance, and the comfort of an enclosed cockpit with side-by-side seating, a relative novelty for the time. Stored on farm at Bultfontein .77, and offered by owner to SAAF Museum [78]. On rebuild [93] by RA Meyer, Gallo Manor. To 7 AS [4.41-12.42]. Even though the CG may be in limits the handling when heavy is much more demanding, especially directionally. All Rights Reserved. The balance arm on the upgoing aileron is perilously close to the ground, closer still if the wings rock while moving on uneven ground.b) Don’t be led astray by a very ‘asymmetric’ feeling, both to the controls and the forward view. To 1 AS [4.41-4.42]. Crashed on take-off Grand Central, Johannnesburg and dbf 10.10.53. Regn cld as sold Rhodesia 10.2.50. with no thrust reversers or engine silencers, and low wing sweep with no leading-edge flaps or slats.In World War 2, towed transport gliders were built in large numbers to air-land troops with weapons far behind enemy lines, without needing parachute training, and with far less scattering.de Havilland Aircraft Museum, Salisbury Hall, London Colney, Hertfordshire, AL2 1BUWe use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. It saw wartime service as a communications aircraft. Regd in South Africa as ZS-DIH 10.9.53 to L Geary & JH Aiken, Stamford Hill. To 3 AS [4.45]. Reported to Australia .79, thought unlikely.
Regd in S Rhodesia as VP-YIX 5.11.51. Crashed Concession 11.10.51 and regn cld as not taken up.DH.87B Hornet Moth c/n 8098 ex G-ADSL [ntu]. The initial DH87A, flown at Hatfield in 1934, introduced wings of tapered and pointed planform, for more efficient cruise.