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{{Aircraft infobox
| name = de Havilland Tiger Moth
| image = DH 82A Tiger Moth - N81DH.jpg
| caption = de Havilland Tiger Moth. Photo: Towpilot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via [[commons:File:DH 82A Tiger Moth - N81DH.jpg|Wikimedia Commons]]
| make = de Havilland
| type = Trainer
| first_flight = 26 October 1931
| produced = 1931–1944
| status = In service for civil use
| number_built = 8,868
| faa_registered = 72 (FAA register, October 30, 2026)
| seats = 2
| engine = de Havilland Gipsy Major I, 130 hp
| cruise = 67 mph (DH 82A)
| range = 302 mi (DH 82A)
| ceiling = 13,600 ft (DH 82A)
| gross_weight = 1,825 lb (DH 82A)
| developed_from = de Havilland DH.60 Moth
| category = Historic aircraft
}}

The '''de Havilland Tiger Moth''' (DH.82) is a British biplane of the 1930s, designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and flown by the Royal Air Force and many others as a primary trainer.<ref name="wp"/> In all, 8,868 were built, and many are still flying, for fun and for trial lessons.<ref name="wp"/> In the U.S. there are 72 with a valid registration.<ref name="faa"/>

== History ==
De Havilland wanted a light airplane better than his earlier designs. The Tiger Moth was developed from the DH.60 Moth, first flew on October 26, 1931, and entered service in February 1932.<ref name="wp"/> It sold to more than 25 air forces, and for a while its orders took up almost all of de Havilland's factory space.<ref name="wp"/>

Its main job was teaching new pilots from scratch. In World War II, Tiger Moths also flew coastal patrols, and some were fitted out as light bombers in case of invasion.<ref name="wp"/> The RAF replaced it with the de Havilland Chipmunk in the early 1950s, and many surplus Tiger Moths went to civilian owners.<ref name="wp"/> Today it is still used to give pilots tailwheel experience.<ref name="wp"/>

== Registered in the United States ==
The FAA register lists '''72''' of these airplanes with a valid U.S. registration. Here they are by the model name the FAA uses.<ref name="faa"/>
<div class="aw-wide">
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! FAA model name !! Registered
|-
| TIGER MOTH DH 82A || 52
|-
| DH82A || 8
|-
| TIGER MOTH DH-82C || 7
|-
| TIGER MOTH DH82 || 3
|-
| DH-82C || 1
|-
| DH82A 2POLB || 1
|}
</div>

== Specifications (DH 82A) ==
<div class="aw-wide">
{| class="wikitable"
! Item !! DH 82A
|-
| Crew || 2
|-
| Length || 23 ft 11 in
|-
| Wingspan || 29 ft 4 in
|-
| Height || 8 ft 9 in
|-
| Wing area || 239 sq ft
|-
| Empty weight || 1,115 lb
|-
| Maximum takeoff weight || 1,825 lb
|-
| Fuel || 19 impgal
|-
| Engine || de Havilland Gipsy Major I, 130 hp (4-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line piston engine)
|-
| Propeller || fixed-pitch propeller
|-
| Maximum speed || 109 mph
|-
| Cruise speed || 67 mph
|-
| Range || 302 mi
|-
| Service ceiling || 13,600 ft
|-
| Rate of climb || 673 ft/min
|}
</div>
Figures as given in the Wikipedia article and its sources.<ref name="wp"/>

{{Owner notes}}

== Photos ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="170">
File:DH82A Tiger Moth A17-561 2.jpg|de Havilland Tiger Moth. Photo: see the file page on Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:Dehav.dh82a.tigermoth.g-acdj.arp.jpg|de Havilland Tiger Moth. Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain
File:De Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth military airplane (Museu do Ar, Portugal).jpg|De Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth. Photo: No machine-readable author provided. SoAres assumed (based on copyrigh, CC BY-SA 2.5
File:De Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth ExCC.jpg|de Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth. Photo: see the file page on Commons, Public domain
File:De Havilland 82A Tiger Moth II.jpg|De Havilland 82A Tiger Moth II in Polish Aviation Museum. Photo: Delimata, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:Interior of De Havilland aircraft factory, Rongotai, Wellington, 1939 or 1940.jpg|de Havilland Tiger Moth. Photo: National Library NZ on The Commons from Wellington, New Zealand, No restrictions
File:De Havilland Tiger Moth (A17-711) at the RAAF Museum.jpg|de Havilland Tiger Moth (A17-711) in the Training Hangar at the RAAF Museum, RAAF Williams Point Cook. Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 2.5 au
File:DH.82A Tiger Moth Coupe G-ANSA Baginton 20.08.55 edited-2.jpg|De Havilland 82A Tiger Moth Coupe at Coventry (Baginton) Airport. Photo: RuthAS, CC BY 3.0
</gallery>
All photos are from [[commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]]; click a photo for its full credit and license.

== Buying a de Havilland Tiger Moth ==
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== Sources ==
<references>
<ref name="wp">Wikipedia, "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Tiger_Moth De Havilland Tiger Moth]", read November 1, 2026. Airplane Wiki's text is written in its own words; facts are checked against this article and its sources.</ref>
<ref name="faa">Federal Aviation Administration, [https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download Releasable Aircraft Database], file dated October 30, 2026. Valid registrations of fixed-wing airplanes whose FAA maker and model names belong to this family. Airplane Wiki uses only counts from this file, never owner names or addresses.</ref>
</references>

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