Roden 1/48 de Havilland DH4 w/RAF3a engine | 432

  In 1916 the British aircraft manufacturer Airco, led by the renowned designer Geoffrey de Havilland, developed a new two-seat multipurpose aircraft, renowned in the history of aviation as the de Havilland DH4. The aircraft had superlative technical specifications and performancefor the time, and it was immediately passed for series production. Apart from the Airco concern, licensed production of new machines soon began soon in other manufacturing facilities, involving such firms as Westland, Glendower, Palladium, Vulcan and more. Problems with the reliability of the Beardmore engine and its supply in sufficient quantity for the orders received, led to the need to find alternative power plants. The most convenient and suitable for a quick exchange was the Rolls Royce Eagle engine, but it was not available in the quantities required by the aircraft manufacturers. In this situation, the best course was to fit yet other types of engines in the DH4. The best candidates for fitting to th