De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth

The de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth was a small single-engined biplane passenger aircraft of the 1930s, designed late in 1931 as a low-cost light transport. De Havilland reused many parts of the Tiger Moth, including the engine, tailplane, fin, rudder and wings, and fitted them to a new fuselage with a small enclosed cabin, usually seating three passengers, while the pilot sat in a raised cockpit behind it. The wings could be folded for storage. The prototype first flew on 29 January 1932 and went to Canada, where seven were assembled at the company plant in Toronto. British-built aircraft were split evenly between the home register and export, mostly flown on short joyrides or feeder services. Total production was 153, of which 98 were built in England, two in Australia and 53 in Canada after the Second World War.