G-EBTD before the slot demonstration accident. The open slats show the cutaway wing leading edge of the initial installations and on the right side a slat-angle quadrant is fitted to this experimental application. The Gipsy left-side carburetter and exhaust manifold can be seen and below them the carburetter intake added to the modified Cirrus-type cowling.
G-EBTD c/n 430 in the form in which it came to grief on 19.3.28 during the slot demonstration by Geoffrey de Havilland. Because of its modified Cirrus-type cowling it seems it was always identified as a Cirrus Moth, giving the credit for the first Gipsy to G-EBQH which was not converted to a Gipsy until the following June. Three things reveal its Gipsy identity, the LH carburetter intake scoop halfway down the side of the cowling, the induction manifold and part of the carburetter above it, and the LH tractor propeller. The slats are open, giving a clear view of the slots formed by their extension.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Moth / D.H.60 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1925

Captain Geoffrey de Havilland in a heavy-duty flying suit,with his wife seated in the open cockpit Moth G-EBWV, at the time of the lightplane height record. Performance-improving features visible are the straight-axle undercarriage with small wheels, new fixed upper wing centre section without cutout, main fuel tank now ahead of front cockpit between engine bulkhead and back of instrument panel, and stub exhausts. The new tapered-nose cowl is fitted but not yet the tapered-hub propeller and the small pointed spinner that between them formed the pointed nose of the standard Gipsy Moth. The fuel pipe from the new tank to the small gravity tank in the centre section and the delivery pipe to the engine can be seen and there has not been time to put a finishing coat of paint on the covering over the new front tank and it shows up well in the standard red dope primer.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Moth / D.H.60 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1925

The first Gipsy Moth G-EBTD after the slot demonstration accident giving a good view of the damage with the "clean" right side cowling of the Gipsy visible and the back of the slat-angle quadrant below the right wing slat.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Moth / D.H.60 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1925

The centrepiece of the DH stand at the Olympia Aero Show, July 16th-20th 1929, a DH.60G Gipsy Moth with coupe hood, Handley Page slots, right side quadrant-type ASI and slim high-performance wheels. It has been painted one colour all over, including propeller and wheels, and the exhaust pipe has been chromium-plated but no registration is carried and its identity is unknown. Also visible at floor level, left to right are DH.60M, Tiger Moth monoplane, Hawk Moth and DH.60M floatplane (said to be N42).

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Gipsy Moth / Moth X - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928De Havilland Hawk Moth / D.H.75 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928De Havilland Moth Coupe - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928De Havilland Moth Seaplane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1926De Havilland Tiger Moth / D.H.71 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

The coupe hood in close-up. The front windscreen is curved, the sides are open and the pilot's right slipstream deflector is seen to the left of the photo. The two small knobs by the roof of each cockpit when pinched together pull out the fixing pins and allow the roof to be opened up to the left. The passenger also has the standard side door flaps which open downwards by the same method. The wing-folding label (right) is here not in the normal position by the wing root leading edge. It reads "When folding wings fit jury struts BEFORE removing locking pins".

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Moth Coupe - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928

Upper: G-AAAA seen in new condition as a standard DH.60G open cockpit Gipsy Moth, a configuration to which it returned after trials and demonstrations as the coupe Moth prototype.
Lower: G-AAAA with prototype coupe hood fitted. The quadrant ASI can be seen projecting from the front right-hand interplane strut.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Gipsy Moth / Moth X - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928De Havilland Moth Coupe - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928