Aircraft Information
(Open Cockpit, biplanes)
(Open Cockpit, biplanes)
Step back in time and fly in one Tiger Moth World’s authentic open cockpit, WWII vintage biplanes. Below is a list of biplanes currently on display at Tiger Moth World.
Boeing Stearman
1930’s vintage open
cockpit biplane
cockpit biplane
Originally designed as a military trainer and aerobatic aircraft.
- Crew: One pilot
- Capacity: One passenger
- Length: 24ft 9in (7.54m)
- Wingspan: 32ft 2in (9.81m)
- Height: 9ft 8in (3m)
- Empty weight: 1,931lb (878kg)
- Engine:Continental W670-6N. 7-cylinder four-cycle air cooled radial engine, 220hp (164kw)
- Cruise speed: 83kts (155kph)
Tiger Moth (DH82A)
1930’s vintage open
cockpit biplane
cockpit biplane
Designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and others as a primary trainer.
- Crew: One pilot
- Capacity: One passenger
- Length: 23ft 11in (7.34m)
- Wingspan: 29ft 4in (8.94m)
- Height: 8ft 9in (2.68m)
- Empty weight: 1,115lb (506kg)
- Engine: Gipsy Major I. 6.1L inverted 4-cylinder inline piston engine, 130hp (100kW)
- Cruise speed: 80kts (148kph)
