{"product_id":"de-havilland-mosquito-b-mk-iv","title":"de Havilland Mosquito B Mk. IV","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTilaustuote. Toimitus \u003cfont color=\"#ff0000\"\u003e2-3\u003c\/font\u003e viikkoa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdt class=\"under\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"tab-list-title\" id=\"description\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"content_description\" class=\"ty-wysiwyg-content content-description\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mosquito was probably one of the RAF’s most versatile \u003cbr\u003eaircraft de- signs, and indeed, an aircraft that we may never have had \u003cbr\u003eat all if it wasn’t for the perseverance of its designer, Geoffrey de \u003cbr\u003eHavilland. It\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"Long_Content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewas actually the simplicity of de Havilland’s design that could well\u003cbr\u003e have seen the pro- ject being stillborn. To meet Air Ministry \u003cbr\u003erequirements for a high-speed bomber, de Havilland proposed a new \u003cbr\u003eairframe, composed mainly of non-strategic materials, and powered by \u003cbr\u003etwin Rolls Royce Merlin engines. Unlike designs which were submitted by \u003cbr\u003eother manufacturers, de Havilland envisaged that his machine would be \u003cbr\u003efast enough to be totally unarmed, and with a smooth, aerodynamic \u003cbr\u003eexterior. For the Air Ministry, this perhaps seemed a little too much \u003cbr\u003elike a flight of fancy, and de Havilland was asked to simply act as a \u003cbr\u003econtractor for designs from other manufacturers.\u003cbr\u003e\t\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUndeterred, Geoffrey de Havilland took on the his design under a \u003cbr\u003eprivate venture ar- rangement, using a small design team led by Eric \u003cbr\u003eBishop, and work began under strict secrecy at Salisbury Hall, \u003cbr\u003eHertfordshire, in October 1939. The aircraft was to be des- ignated \u003cbr\u003e‘DH.98’. Even though de Havilland’s proposal was for an unarmed bomber, \u003cbr\u003ehis team created a design, which would allowthe installation offour, \u003cbr\u003eforward firing cannon that would sit in the forward belly ofthe \u003cbr\u003eaircraft, and fire through blast tubes.\u003cbr\u003e\t\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the war now in full swing, and changes in Air Ministry \u003cbr\u003erequirements, which saw a general acceptance of the DH.98 for a \u003cbr\u003ereconnaissance role, a full size mock-up was inspected by the Air \u003cbr\u003eMinistry in December 1939; only 2 months after the project began in \u003cbr\u003esecrecy. The foot was now firmly in the doors, and from this point, the \u003cbr\u003eAir Ministry made demands of the DH.98 which saw it being developed for a\u003cbr\u003e high speed bomber and also fighter role. The Mosquito, as it soon came \u003cbr\u003eto be known, was one of the most versatile airframes in frontline \u003cbr\u003eservice, with it eventually being used for roles such as night-fighter, \u003cbr\u003elong-range fighter, photo-recon, fast bomber, and maritime  strike \u003cbr\u003eaircraft.\u003cbr\u003e\t\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo potted history of the Mosquito can be complete without a few \u003cbr\u003ewords about its con- struction. The main airframe itself was composed of\u003cbr\u003e wood, with the fuselage being formed over a concrete buck, as halves, \u003cbr\u003eusing a sandwich ofbalsa in between birch lay- ers. These rigid shells \u003cbr\u003erequired no internal framework, and once fitted out, were glued together\u003cbr\u003e and strengthened by simple bulkheads. The wings were also all-wood, \u003cbr\u003ebeing constructed from spruce and plywood, mainly. This highly \u003cbr\u003esuccessful design was also operated by the US, as well as Canada, \u003cbr\u003eAustralia, China, France and New Zealand etc. and nearly 8000 had been \u003cbr\u003ebuilt by the time production ceased in 1950.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"ty-pict     cm-image\" id=\"det_img_125da6d4883d74f_1525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hk-models.com\/hkm\/images\/detailed\/1\/image2.JPG\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-cloudzoom=\"zoomImage: \" https: style=\"user-select: none; width: 25%;\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"ty-pict     cm-image\" id=\"det_img_125da6d4883d74f_1526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hk-models.com\/hkm\/images\/detailed\/1\/DSC_1550.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-cloudzoom=\"zoomImage: \" https: style=\"user-select: none; width: 25%;\"\u003e\u003cimg id=\"fancybox-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hk-models.com\/hkm\/images\/detailed\/1\/Markings_01E015_Mosquito_B._MK._IV_series_II.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 25%;\"\u003e\u003cimg id=\"fancybox-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hk-models.com\/hkm\/images\/detailed\/1\/13_rpwd-jv.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 25%;\"\u003e\u003cimg id=\"fancybox-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hk-models.com\/hkm\/images\/detailed\/1\/14_i2d9-da.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 25%;\"\u003e\u003cimg id=\"fancybox-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hk-models.com\/hkm\/images\/detailed\/1\/15a.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 25%;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/dt\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hong Kong Model","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57793708687744,"sku":"HKM01E15","price":145.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1601\/9328\/files\/HKM01E15.jpg?v=1775205867","url":"https:\/\/pienoismallimarketti.fi\/products\/de-havilland-mosquito-b-mk-iv","provider":"Pienoismallimarketti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}