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Aircraft and simulator background
The Leopard Moth succeeded the DH.80 Puss Moth with a lighter plywood structure while retaining the Gipsy Major engine. Its enclosed cabin seats three, beneath a high wing. The prototype flew on 27 May 1933.
de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
Developer · Read more ↗Yoke, trim and airbrake
The developer cockpit shows a yoke, pitch-trim lever and separate airbrake lever. Its handbook lists 119 mph cruise and calls for airbrake use below 80 mph. The 2,550 RPM for five minutes diving figure is an engine-speed limit, separate from the airspeed references.
de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
Developer · Read more ↗Meet de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
The Leopard Moth succeeded the DH.80 Puss Moth with a lighter plywood structure while retaining the Gipsy Major engine. Its enclosed cabin seats three, beneath a high wing. The prototype flew on 27 May 1933.
Flight Replicas represents a restored aircraft with radio, transponder and autopilot equipment. Its cockpit has a yoke, a separate pitch-trim lever and an airbrake control.
de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
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de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
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History & design
A plywood successor to the Puss Moth
The DH.85 first flew on 27 May 1933. Geoffrey de Havilland then flew the prototype to victory in that July's King's Cup Race. The design replaced the Puss Moth with a lighter plywood structure and the same Gipsy Major engine, developing a three-seat touring aircraft.
Developer · de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth — developer reference ↗DH.85 manual; PDF p.2 History; pp.3–5 cockpit and trim; p.11 handbook figures
Systems & details
Yoke, trim and airbrake
The developer cockpit shows a yoke, pitch-trim lever and separate airbrake lever. Its handbook lists 119 mph cruise and calls for airbrake use below 80 mph. The 2,550 RPM for five minutes diving figure is an engine-speed limit, separate from the airspeed references.
A restored-aircraft interpretation
Flight Replicas describes the supplied Leopard Moths as restored examples with electrical and avionics equipment. A modern radio, transponder and two-axis autopilot accompany the historical aircraft. The autopilot provides altitude and heading hold and takes time to settle after engagement. That installation explains the modern switches within an otherwise period cockpit; it should not be read as the original 1933 equipment specification.
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MSFS 2020Flight Replicas DH.85 Leopard Moth
Flight Replicas · Released
Flight Replicas DH.85 Leopard Moth
Flight Replicas · Released
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de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth — developer referencede Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
Aircraft features and simulator package description
Developer · Read the source ↗de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth — developer referencede Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
MSFS collection, distinct from legacy hangar
Developer · Read the source ↗Developer manual
de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth — developer referencede Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
DH.85 manual; PDF p.2 History; pp.3–5 cockpit and trim; p.11 handbook figures
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Developer documentation
de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth — developer referenceDeveloper · Aircraft features and simulator package description de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth — developer referenceDeveloper · MSFS collection, distinct from legacy hangarDeveloper manual
de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth — developer referenceDeveloper · DH.85 manual; PDF p.2 History; pp.3–5 cockpit and trim; p.11 handbook figuresBuilt-in force-feedback profiles
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Catalogue programme-20261011-v3 · 2 profile choices
Flight Replicas DH.85 Leopard Moth
Flight Replicas · Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020
A three-seat high-wing cabin monoplane developed from the Puss Moth.
de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · X-Plane 12
A three-seat high-wing cabin monoplane developed from the Puss Moth.
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