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De Havilland DH.60 Moth

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·first flew 1925· trainer

🛩️ light / GA piston
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Dehav.dh60g.gipsymoth.g-acns.arp: Wikimedia Commons· Public domain
  2. 2. DH-60 Gipsy Moth Wing Structure: Peripitus· CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. 3. DH.60M Moth (MS) G-AANV Cranfield 01.07.89R edited-3: RuthAS· CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. 4. DH60 Moths 'G-EBLV' & 'G-EBWD'. Old Warden, 17-6-2017 (30205705947): Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
  5. 5. De Havilland DH 60.GIII Moth Major img 0504: Rama· CC BY-SA 2.0 fr
  6. 6. CF-AAA 1931 De Havilland Canada DH.60G Gipsy Moth at AirBase Coventry (21871804709): kitmasterbloke· CC BY 2.0
  7. 7. De Havilland DH.60 Moth in flight over Leaside Aerodrome (42815360074): John H. Boyd· Public domain
  8. 8. De Havilland DH.60G Moth Coupe L'Année aéronautique,1929: L'Année aéronautique· Public domain
  9. 9. SE-BFH DH.60T Moth Tainer Flygdagarna 2026 01: Bene Riobó· CC BY-SA 4.0
  10. 10. SE-BFH DH.60T Moth Tainer Flygdagarna 2026 02: Bene Riobó· CC BY-SA 4.0
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De Havilland DH.60 Moth, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Wikimedia Commons· Public domain

what is it?

The de Havilland DH.60 Moth is a 1920s British two-seat touring and training aircraft that was developed into a series of aircraft by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.

How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 9.1 m wingspan

base stats

  • speed 164 km/htop speed
  • size 748 kgmax take-off weight
  • built 1,535made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

  • First flew 101 years ago, in 1925.
  • Wingspan of 9.1 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight
1925-02-22
number built
1,535
role
trainer
origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
makers
de Havilland Aircraft Company
engines
1× de Havilland Gipsy I
crew
2
length
7.3 m
wingspan
9.1 m
height
2.7 m
max take-off weight
748 kg
top speed
164 km/h
cruise speed
137 km/h
range
—
ceiling
4,420 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q285825, Wikipedia: De Havilland DH.60 Moth (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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