DH.82 Tiger Moth | First with LERX

The de Havilland DH.82A taught a generation of pilots to fly. And it shares a secret with the F-16!
Attributions:
High Flight • DH82A Tiger Moth - Shu...
Inge’s Garage • Tiger Moth with acroba...
Knut Åshammer • Bevar Kjeller: vår fly...
Per Anders Johnsen: Tiger Moth • LN-KFT August 2019
The Cavok Cafe • Tiger Moth formation d...
Royal Norwegian Air Force • Takk for innsatsen F-16
Sten Arne B Brunsby stenarneb.wixsite.com/eyesonp...
AAIB report explaining the rudder assets.publishing.service.gov...

[@LM-my1jz]

I learnt to fly the DH82 in 1956 ,at Royal Queensland Aero Club,as an RAAF National Service trainee, I was in the last of the RAAF contingent

[@pauliedweasel]

My Dad trained in the Tiger Moth when he went into the RCAF in 1941 having served in the RCA for two years prior.

[@johncassels3475]

Thank you Magnar! I have never flown a Tiger Moth but when flying Cessna 150s at Cambridge UK around 1980, we often had a runway change to enable the Tiger Moth student pilots to land into wind on one of the three grass runways. I enjoyed your video greatly.

[@CUSTODIAN70]

Thank you for sharing your experience and enthousiasm with us.I learned some things today.Happy landings to you,too,Captain.

[@rhenus2625]

Thank you Magnar for this video. I never got the chance to fly a Tiger Moth. But I had the opportunity to fly the Bücker Jungmann for almost 20 years. I stopped flying last year, so flying the Tiger Moth will stay a dream.

[@edstoro3883]

That Moth in the Thai museum was "rough". Hopefully they will try to clean it up. I really got a kick out of the explanation about the mag switches being on the outside and the sequence of using them during the start. The Bristol Fighter also had it's mag switches on the outside, allowing the "erk" to see it the aeroplane was hot or not. Also got a smile from the brass windshield screen on the one norwegian Moth. Nice work. This is a really great presentation, especially giving pilots just enough 'pilot talk' and history to make it enjoyable. I once got to fly a Moth, we had to clean the bugs off the trailing edge!! Ha det.

[@FlywithMagnar]

Thanks, Ed. The Tiger Moth, like many other aircraft in the museum, was damaged by a flood some years ago. Restauration is underway, but they have so many aircraft to care for.

[@edstoro3883]

@@FlywithMagnar Well that would explain the condition of the instrument panel. I will give them credit for the museum, very nice looking building.

[@dja1353]

Two Tiger Moth stories from my years in a US based glider club. One of my flying buddies got to go back to his birth country for a time and he got to join the Tiger Moth Club, before being able to do so he had to have approval from a senior club member. They just opened a drawer and pulled out a form pre-signed by Prince Charles. A second guy was a German immigrant a great craftsman and lover of all aircraft. I remember him asking some of our Brit. members if they noticed that the ribs on the Tiger were perpendicular to the leading edge, not aligned with the flow.

[@johnrae4633]

An excellent video, thank you, Magner!
My father and 2 of his friends bought a Tiger Moth direct from the RAF/War Office in the 1950's to use as a tug for a Gliding Club near Kinross, Scotland, so I've always had a soft spot for the aircraft despite not having flown in one due to my age & size in the 60's!
Your description of the various versions of DH82 was also very interesting, but I'd like to add to the spec for the DH82c, as it was also fitted with a cockpit heater system, a vital addition for Canadian winters!
Another interesting snippet is that the origins of the Gypsy Major engine was a French V8 fighter engine from WW1 (a Renault engine, if I remember correctly!) The Gypsy Major was basically one bank of cylinders from this French V8 engine!

[@FlywithMagnar]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I didn't know about the origin of the engine!

[@darrenwilliams7207]

Great video, Magnar. My first job as a pilot was doing joyflights in these beautiful machines. Although I can't fly anymore, I still get to fly with a friend in his Tiger now and then.

[@windhover294]

excellent video, thanks. That tiger in the Bangkok museum needs some TLC :(

[@albula642]

Great video Magnar, turned out to be much more interesting than I thought!

[@seamuscashin2606]

i have just seen this ie2023 i really enjoyed it ii have just read, alan bramson on the tiger your piece was better than the book i have built a quarter scale and got great information from you. your bit on the anti spin strakes and airflow over the rudder was great and the f16 , ps your english is excellent

[@theflyingfool]

What do the F-16 & Tiger Moth have in common apart from the LERX & AntiSpin strakes? They are both fly-by -wire! ;)

[@RussianThunderrr]

Thank you!

[@AcrodesignerLNSNI]

Love it

[@LordBagdanoff]

People take the time to watch and learn your video so i think it’s only right you mention about the error you made in your Lift video. You mentioned it in the newer Lift video but didn’t specify which part was the error.

[@BaronFlyingClub]

The aircraft if very very cold.

[@memoashraf3500]

رائع جدا 👏

[@godfree2canada]

can they tow light vintage gliders?

[@FlywithMagnar]

Yes, the Tiger Moth was used to tow gliders.

[@normaasennord4513]

Supert😊