Development
By the early-mid 1930s, de Havilland established a reputation for innovative high-speed aircraft with the DH.88 Comet racer, while the later DH.91 Albatross airliner successfully pioneered the composite wood construction that the Mosquito would use. The 22-passenger Albatross could cruise at 210 miles per hour (340 km/h) at 11,000 feet (3,400 m), a vast improvement on the 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) Handley Page H.P.42 and other biplanes it was replacing. The wooden monocoque construction not only saved weight and compensated for the low power of the de Havilland Gipsy Twelve engines used by this aircraft, but simplified production and reduced construction time.
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