De Havilland Tiger Moth 1931-1945 Owner`s Workshop Manual
Code No: 21856
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Published: 2009
Binding: Hardcover
No. Pages: 160
Dimensions: 21 x 27
Illustrations: 215 colour & 75 b&w illustrations
Description:
Publisher`s Notes:
The de Havilland Tiger Moth is probably the best-known biplane in the world, with a distinctive silhouette that perfectly matches its name. The appearance of a Tiger Moth against a summer sky continues to evoke thoughts of a `golden era` of aviation, before tarmac runways, radios and control towers, when every flight offered some form of adventure.
Even at the peak of its wartime service career, the Tiger Moth was an anachronism, a biplane trainer in an era of monoplane fighters and sophisticated multi-engine bombers. Yet it successfully trained the pilots who went on to fly Spitfires, Mosquitoes and Lancasters. Later graduates would move on to the first generation of supersonic fighters and jet airliners.
The tough, fabric-covered airframe and robust Gipsy Major engine are both proof that good design can stand the test of time. Of around 8,600 Tiger Moths built between 1931 and 1945, over 1,000 survive today. Of these, around 650 remain airworthy - a truly remarkable survival rate.
This extensively illustrated book looks both at the engineering of the aeroplane and its diverse history. It also offers a behind-the-scenes insight into what is involved in owning, restoring and flying a Tiger Moth today.
In addition to looking at the challenges of maintaining an aircraft which has its design roots dating back to the First World War, other equally relevant important skills from the past are uncovered - from safely swinging the propeller to start the engine, to achieving the elusive three-point landing, when tailskid, mainwheels and the ground connect in unison.
Publisher`s Notes:
The de Havilland Tiger Moth is probably the best-known biplane in the world, with a distinctive silhouette that perfectly matches its name. The appearance of a Tiger Moth against a summer sky continues to evoke thoughts of a `golden era` of aviation, before tarmac runways, radios and control towers, when every flight offered some form of adventure.
Even at the peak of its wartime service career, the Tiger Moth was an anachronism, a biplane trainer in an era of monoplane fighters and sophisticated multi-engine bombers. Yet it successfully trained the pilots who went on to fly Spitfires, Mosquitoes and Lancasters. Later graduates would move on to the first generation of supersonic fighters and jet airliners.
The tough, fabric-covered airframe and robust Gipsy Major engine are both proof that good design can stand the test of time. Of around 8,600 Tiger Moths built between 1931 and 1945, over 1,000 survive today. Of these, around 650 remain airworthy - a truly remarkable survival rate.
This extensively illustrated book looks both at the engineering of the aeroplane and its diverse history. It also offers a behind-the-scenes insight into what is involved in owning, restoring and flying a Tiger Moth today.
In addition to looking at the challenges of maintaining an aircraft which has its design roots dating back to the First World War, other equally relevant important skills from the past are uncovered - from safely swinging the propeller to start the engine, to achieving the elusive three-point landing, when tailskid, mainwheels and the ground connect in unison.
