Dave Fleming Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 HI All, I know Australian-built Tiger Moths had 'hard' leading edges made of plywood under the fabric covering. Was this both upper and lower wings, and how far back did it go? Was it just the area covered by the riblets on the UK production? had a look at lots of photos, but the wing leading edge is the hardest part to see on any angle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 Partially answering my own question, I found this image, which suggests upper and lower (assuming an accurate restoration) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 Further research confirms upper and lower wing as far back as the front spar! Time for a sanding stick! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Roberts Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 http://www.aussiemodeller.com.au/pages/History/Aircraft/Roberts - Tiger Moth.html I got some walk around shots of the Tiger Moth at Benalla which were posted on AMI - may help? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share Posted March 31, 2021 14 hours ago, Peter Roberts said: http://www.aussiemodeller.com.au/pages/History/Aircraft/Roberts - Tiger Moth.html I got some walk around shots of the Tiger Moth at Benalla which were posted on AMI - may help? Thanks Peter, I'd found that - a big help! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Sinclair Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Australian Archives series MP287/1 control 219 PART 2, Tiger Moth Airframes - Contract for supply of by De Havilland Aircraft, download the PDF or read online a page at a time. Pages 122 and 123 are a list of subcontractors, Pages 165 onward talk about the plywood leading edges, including that the final 2 of the 1939 order plus some spare wings from that order had the modification (page 196), marking discussed pages 185 and 190. Although more Gipsy Major engines were promised, only the 80 recorded as being shipped actually arrived, not sure how many sets of materials arrived. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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