Roden Models 446 1/48 Beechcraft D17S Staggerwing Passenger Aircraft Model Kit Rio Grande - D&RGW Parts: 239

Parts: 239

The Triplex was a compound Mallet

the C&O was so pleased with the giant engines that it ordered 50 more over the next seven years

Wing attaches securely to the body with precision hex hardware

175mm shaft

Roden Models 446 1/48 Beechcraft D17S Staggerwing Passenger Aircraft Model Kit Rio Grande - D&RGW Parts: 239Roden Models 446 1 48 Beechcraft D17S Staggerwing Passenger Aircraft Model Aircraft Kit After establishing his own aircraft building company in 1932 Walter Beech decided to create a small commercial plane, which would be radically different from its predecessors. All machines of this class built up until then were variations on the themes of the WWI period, but the times inevitably required new approaches in order to offer more capability and appeal