De Havilland DH.60 Moth

The de Havilland DH.60 Moth was a 1920s British two-seat touring and training biplane that the de Havilland Aircraft Company developed into a whole series of aircraft. It was derived from the larger DH.51, and the ADC Cirrus-powered prototype, G-EBKT, was first flown by Geoffrey de Havilland at Stag Lane on 22 February 1925. The Moth was a wooden biplane with a plywood-covered fuselage and fabric-covered surfaces, and its wings folded so that an owner could keep it in a small hangar. It arrived just as the first Royal Aero Club flying schools and clubs were being founded, and its simplicity and performance made it the aircraft that brought private flying to a wide public. Later variants changed the engine name, so versions took names such as Cirrus Moth, Hermes Moth, Genet Moth and Gipsy Moth, and a military trainer version was also built.