The de Havilland Gipsy Major or Gipsy IIIA is a four-cylinder, air-cooled, inverted inline engine used in a variety of light aircraft produced in the 1930s, including the famous Tiger Moth biplane. Many Gipsy Major engines still power vintage aircraft types.
De Havilland Gipsy Major
Supercharged Gipsy Major 50
Gipsy Major in the centre or nose position on a DHA-3 Drover
Gipsy Major on work stand
The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s British biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and other operators as a primary trainer aircraft. In addition to the type's principal use for ab initio training, the Second World War had RAF Tiger Moths operating in other capacities, including maritime surveillance and defensive anti-invasion preparations; some aircraft were even outfitted to function as armed light bombers.
De Havilland Tiger Moth
Royal New Zealand Air Force Tiger Moth aircraft with blind flying hoods for instrument training, early in the war
Canadian DH.82C Tiger Moth showing characteristic canopy
Winston Churchill, David Margesson, and others waiting to watch the launch of a DH.82 Queen Bee target drone, 6 June 1941