Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

FM-28/2

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

SPRUCE/ PLYWOOD/ PLEXIGLASS/ METAL

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

8,2 m

Largeur

9,4 m

Hauteur

2,7 m

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Aviation

Catégorie

Aéronefs

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

deHavilland

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Ville

Downsview

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Inconnu

Période

FROM FEBRUARY 5, 1947 TO MAY 15, 1989 The Museum aircraft was built in 1947. It was owned by a number of operators, then purchased, restored, and flown for Maxwell W. Ward in the 1980s. This Fox Moth was presented to the Museum in 1989.

Canada

Inconnu

Fonction

A RELIABLE AND ECONOMICAL LIGHT UTILITY TRANSPORT FOR BUSH FLYING ON WHEEL, SKIS, OR FLOATS

Technique

The Fox Moth was designed in England in 1932 as a light, economic transport, and was built using as many Tiger Moth components as possible. Fox Moths were produced in Canada after the Second World War mainly to keep the plant in production, but also to satisfy the increasing need for new bush aircraft. All the Canadian modifications made to the Tiger Moth were also applied to the Fox Moth. Of the 53 produced, 39 remained in Canada, most of which were operated in float/ski configuration, and gave years of satisfactory service. The Fox Moth, though efficient, was a bit of an anachronism. For example, a modern, moulded- plexiglas sliding cockpit-hood was attached to what was essentially a 1932 aircraft. Communication between the passenger cabin in the fuselage and the cockpit to the rear was through a hole in the instrument panel. De Havilland designed a special stretcher for the Fox Moth, in order that it could operate as an air ambulance.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

BLACK PRINT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE, BELOW THE COCKPIT CANOPY READS: 'POLARIS CHARTER CO. LTD.'/ BOTH SIDES OF THE AICRAFT FUSELAGE READS THE REGISTRATION: 'CF-DJB'/ THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TAIL HAS A DECORATIVE MAPLE LEAF EMBLEM OF MFR READING: 'DH/ MOTH'/ BENEATH THE RIGHT WING, IN LARGE BLACK LETTERS READS THE REGISTRATION AGAIN: 'CF-DJB'

Manque

S/O

Fini

Inconnu

Décoration

S/O