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Training Aircraft of the Irish Air Corps
- de Havilland Tiger Moth
- Miles Master
- de Havilland Canada Chipmunk

de Havilland Tiger Moth

General Characteristics:
Crew: 2, student & instructor
Length: 23 ft 11 in (7.34 m)
Wingspan: 29 ft 4 in (8.94 m)
Height: 8 ft 9 in (2.68 m)
Wing area: 239 ft² (22.2 m²)
Empty weight: 1,115 lb (506 kg)
Loaded weight: 1,825 lb (828 kg)
Powerplant: 1× de Havilland Gipsy Major I inverted 4-cylinder inline, 130 hp (100 kW)

Performance:
Maximum speed: 109 mph at 1,000 ft (175 km/h at 300 m)
Range: 302 miles (486 km)
Service ceiling: 13,600 ft (4,145 m)
Rate of climb: 673 ft/min (205 m/min)

Notes:
6 currently in use, 3 retained (without engines) as reserve aircraft

Miles Master MkI

General Characteristics:
Crew: Two (instructor and student)
Length: 29 ft 6 in (8.99 m)
Wingspan: 39 ft 0 in[2] (11.89 m)
Height: 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m)
Wing area: 217 ft² [3] (20.16 m²)
Empty weight: 4,293 lb (1,947 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 5,573 lb (2,528 kg)
Powerplant: 1× RR Peregrine I, 870 hp (623 kW)

Performance:
Maximum speed: 242 mph (? km/h)
Cruise speed: 230 mph (368 km/h) at 5,000 ft (1,500 m)
Range: 341 nm (393 mi, 632 km)
Service ceiling: 25,100 ft (? m)
Wing loading: 23.7 lb/ft² (116 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.156 hp/lb (0.255 kW/kg)

Armament:
- 1 × .303 in Vickers K machine gun

Notes:
6 aircraft ordered 1937-38