The Royal aircraft Canada DHC-1Chipmunk

The De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk was designed in reaction to a growing need to return the Royal Air Force's ageing Tiger Moth two seat vital trainer biplane.It was full design workload De Havilland determined to hand design liability for the new trainer to its Canadian subsidiary, De Havilland Canada. Design management for DHC's first aircraft was the responsibility of W J Jakimiuk who had immigrated to Canada from Poland in 1940 and was before responsible for the design of the PZL P-24 and PZL P-50 Jastrzab fighters and the DH-95 Flamingo airliner. 

The aircraft was elected the DHC-1 Chipmunk and flew for the first occasion on May 22 1946. Features of the design included a De Havilland Gipsy Major engine and all metal structure. First deliveries took place the following year. Main Chipmunk models integrated the Canadian built DHC-1A-1 and DHC-1B-2 (Mk1 and Mk2 in the RCAF), and many featured clear view blown canopies, while major British manufacture model included the initial T10 for the RAF, the Mk20 for foreign military users and the civilian Mk21. OGMA built 60 Mk20 below license in Portugal. 

Today the aircraft Chipmunk remains a very fashionable sportand private aircraft, while a small numeral are still used for pilot preparation and tail wheel endorsement. Some have also been broadly modified with the fitting of Lycoming or Continental engines.

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