History

The deHavilland DH-108 was an experimental tailless aeroplane with swept back wings flown in Britain in the late 1940s. It established many firsts but it was also dangerous and the three prototypes were all lost in accidents.

The deHavilland DH-108 was a test aeroplane designed to test the tailless swept wing concept, initially for a proposed airliner of that design and then for the planned deHavilland Sea Vixen.

It was based on the deHavilland Vampire with a lengthened fuselage and new wings.

Three prototypes were made, each one being an improved and more streamlined version of the previous one.

All three prototypes were lost and their pilots killed in flying accidents.

The third prototype, VW120, had the potential to reach the supersonic range and set the world speed record on 12 April 1948 at 974km/h. Later it exceeded the speed of sound in a shallow dive.

This model represents the third prototype, VW120, in April 1948.

Anigrand 1/144 kit. Completed in November 2020.

Data

MODEL: DeHavilland DH-108

ROLE: Experimental fighter

TIME PERIOD: 1946-1950

ENGINES: one Rolls Royce Goblin 4 jet engine of 16.63kN thrust

WING SPAN: 12m

LENGTH: 9.08m

GROSS WEIGHT: 4,055kg

MAXIMUM SPEED: 1,090km/h

RANGE: 1,170km

CREW: 1

SCALE: 1/144

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