The model
Brand: | Airfix |
Title: | De Havilland DH.82a Tiger Moth |
Number: | A01025 |
Scale: | 1:72 |
Released: | 2014 | Rebox (Changed decals) |
Type: | Full kit |
The real plane
Type | Twin seat light plane |
Manufacturing Country | Britain |
Dimensions | Wingspan: 8.94 m, Length: 7.29 m, Height: 2.68 m |
Performance | Maximum speed: 175 kph, Cruise speed: 150 kph , Service ceiling: 4,150 m, Range: 480 km |
Weight | Empty: 580 kg , Max. loaded: 830 kg |
Engine | Gipsy Major rated at 130 hp |
De Havilland model 82 Tiger Moth – Three Tiger Moth aircraft saw service with the Jewish settlements in Palestine prior to the 1948 war, first of which was red and silver airplane G-ACYN. This airplane was brought to Israel by American entrepreneur Haim Katz founded the Palestine Flying Service in 1937, with the aim of training jews in the skill of flying. His efforts ended in 1938 after his single De Havilland crashed and rendered unairworthy.