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The de Havilland Moths were a series of light aircraft, sports planes, and military trainers designed by Geoffrey de Havilland. In the late 1920s and 1930s, they were the most common civilian aircraft flying in Britain, and during that time every light aircraft flying in the UK was commonly referred to as a Moth, regardless if it was de Havilland-built or not. The prototype of the DH.84 Dragon light passenger plane was originally called "Dragon Moth", but later the "moth" in its name was dropped as the plane was a civilian airliner and the name moth was to be used for sports planes only.

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  • The de Havilland Moths were a series of light aircraft, sports planes, and military trainers designed by Geoffrey de Havilland. In the late 1920s and 1930s, they were the most common civilian aircraft flying in Britain, and during that time every light aircraft flying in the UK was commonly referred to as a Moth, regardless if it was de Havilland-built or not. The prototype of the DH.84 Dragon light passenger plane was originally called "Dragon Moth", but later the "moth" in its name was dropped as the plane was a civilian airliner and the name moth was to be used for sports planes only. (en)
  • Де Хэвилленд «Мос» (англ. De Havilland Moth — моль, мотылёк) — серия лёгких самолётов, спроектированных Джеффри де Хэвиллендом. В конце 1920-х и в 1930-е годы представители этой серии были самыми распространёнными гражданскими самолётами в Великобритании, и часто под «Мот» подразумевается любой легкий самолёт, вне зависимости от производителя. Первым самолётом, получившим это имя, стал DH.60 — двухместный биплан. Для экономии места при хранении крылья самолёта складывались назад вдоль фюзеляжа, что по замечанию Джеффри де Хэвилленда, ярого лепидоптериста, делало самолёт похожим на мотылька. (ru)
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  • The de Havilland Moths were a series of light aircraft, sports planes, and military trainers designed by Geoffrey de Havilland. In the late 1920s and 1930s, they were the most common civilian aircraft flying in Britain, and during that time every light aircraft flying in the UK was commonly referred to as a Moth, regardless if it was de Havilland-built or not. The first Moth was the DH.60 - a straight-winged biplane two-seater. To enable storing the plane in small spaces, the DH.60's wings could fold backwards against the fuselage. "Like a moth" remarked Geoffrey de Havilland, an avid lepidopterist, so the plane was nicknamed Moth from the drawing board on. The Moth was one of the first practical light aircraft designs to be intended for civilian training and recreational use, rather than for military buyers. The Moth was also one of the first light aircraft to be mass produced, and was available to a much wider section of the general public than previous aircraft designs. First variations of the name began with changes in the engine used for the DH.60: Variants with a Cirrus Hermes, Armstrong Siddeley Genet, or de Havilland Gipsy engine became "Hermes Moth", "Genet Moth", or "Gipsy Moth", respectively. The original ADC Cirrus-powered DH.60 retroactively became the "Cirrus Moth". As the DH.60 became more and more popular, de Havilland decided to cash in on the fame of the original by giving each of his new designs a name ending with Moth. First of them was the DH.61, a giant five-passenger biplane aptly called "Giant Moth". Other Moths include the Leopard Moth and Hornet Moth cabin biplanes, the Puss Moth cabin monoplane and the Moth Minor low-wing two-seater. The most famous of the Moths, however, for sheer numbers built (nearly 9,000), is the DH.82 Tiger Moth - a biplane trainer used during the Second World War in Britain and the Commonwealth of Nations, and the aircraft in which all Second World War RAF pilots learned to fly. The prototype of the DH.84 Dragon light passenger plane was originally called "Dragon Moth", but later the "moth" in its name was dropped as the plane was a civilian airliner and the name moth was to be used for sports planes only. (en)
  • Де Хэвилленд «Мос» (англ. De Havilland Moth — моль, мотылёк) — серия лёгких самолётов, спроектированных Джеффри де Хэвиллендом. В конце 1920-х и в 1930-е годы представители этой серии были самыми распространёнными гражданскими самолётами в Великобритании, и часто под «Мот» подразумевается любой легкий самолёт, вне зависимости от производителя. Первым самолётом, получившим это имя, стал DH.60 — двухместный биплан. Для экономии места при хранении крылья самолёта складывались назад вдоль фюзеляжа, что по замечанию Джеффри де Хэвилленда, ярого лепидоптериста, делало самолёт похожим на мотылька. «Мотылёк» стал первым самолётом, широко использовавшимся в гражданских целях и одним из первых самолётов, запущенных в массовое производство, что сделало его гораздо более доступным по сравнению с другими самолётами. Первые варианты названия самолётов серии появились в связи с различием типов двигателей, применяемых на DH.60. Варианты с двигателями Cirrus Hermes, Armstrong Siddeley Genet и de Havilland Gipsy получили названия Hermes Moth, Genet Moth и Gipsy Moth соответственно, а первоначальный DH.60 с двигателем ADC Cirrus стал именоваться Cirrus Moth. Используя популярность названия самолётов этой серии, де Хэвиленд стал добавлять к названию всех своих новых самолётов слово «Moth». Таким образом, сначала появился DH.61 — большой пассажирский биплан, получивший название Giant Moth, затем последовали и — бипланы с закрытой кабиной, и монопланы Puss Moth и . Самым известным «Мотыльком» стал DH.82 Tiger Moth — учебно-тренировочный биплан, использовавшийся Королевскими военно-воздушными силами Великобритании во время Второй мировой войны Прототип лёгкого пассажирского самолёта DH.84 Dragon первоначально именовался "Dragon Moth", но позже слово "moth" было убрано из его названия, поскольку предназначалось только для спортивных самолётов. (ru)
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