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Wolseley W4A Viper
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Wolseley W4A Viper
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On the eve of WWI the talented Swiss engineer Marc Birkigt built an
8-cylinder motor car engine of V-type construction. Later, this engine
was adapted for aircraft, and given the official military designation
Hispano Suiza 8a. It was progressively improved and as a result its
power grew by 50 h.p., which by the standards of the time was a quite
outstanding technical achievement.
Its power was 200 h.p., thanks to the technological
innovation of its construction which offered considerable potential for
development. One of the most outstanding airplanes of WWI, the RAF
S.E.5, was designed around Birkigt's engine from the very beginning. A
little bit later an improved version was built, the S.E.5a, fitted with
the 200 h.p. engine. During tests the S.E.5a greatly impressed the
military, and its production began at once in enormous quantities at
several plants. However, the rate of production soon fell substantially
of 1,300 aircraft ordered, only about 800 were manufactured.
- Brand:
- RODEN
- Scale:
- 1/32
- Ref:
- ROD626
- Category:
- Plastic model kits