de Havilland Comet - Wikipedia
The de Havilland DH.106 Comet is the world's first commercial jet airliner. Developed and manufactured by de Havilland in the United Kingdom, the Comet 1 prototype first flew in 1949. …
The Comet, the 707, and the disaster that shaped the Jet Age
2022年2月18日 · On Saturday, May 2, 1952, the world's first jetliner service began commercial operations when a British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) De Havilland Comet …
The Story Of The De Havilland Comet - The World’s First Jet …
2019年12月25日 · Manufactured at a factory in Hatfield, around 30 miles north of London, the de Havilland Comet represented a major aviation breakthrough. At the time, the Comet seemed …
de Havilland DH.88 Comet - Wikipedia
The de Havilland DH.88 Comet is a British two-seat, twin-engined aircraft built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was developed specifically to participate in the 1934 England-Australia …
The de Havilland Comet at 75: From Troubled Jetliner to Military …
July 27, 2024 marked the 75th anniversary of the first flight of the de Havilland Comet, the world’s first jet-powered airliner. This airliner had a troubled start to service, but eventually...
De Havilland Comet: The airliner that changed aviation forever
The de Havilland Comet was the world's first commercial jetliner. Key Collection. One of its main recommendations was for the development of a pressurised, transatlantic mail-carrying aircraft …
de Havilland D.H. 106 Comet Mk. 4C | The Museum of Flight
The de Havilland Comet was the world's first jet airliner, designed to overtake the American lead in air transports following World War II. Design studies began in 1944 while the war was still …
Comet’s Tale - Smithsonian Magazine
The throng of spectators, including famed airplane designer Sir Geoffrsey de Havilland, heard the earsplitting shriek before they saw the sleek, bullet-shaped aircraft burst out of the mist and...
Comet - The World's First Jet Airliner - RAF Museum
Civil aviation remained dominated by large propeller driven aircraft until 1949 when de Havilland introduced the world to the age of the jet airliner. Sir Geoffrey de Havilland conceived the idea …
First commercial jet makes test flight | July 27, 1949 - HISTORY
2010年3月3日 · On July 27, 1949, the world’s first jet-propelled airliner, the British De Havilland Comet, makes its maiden test-flight in England. The jet engine would ultimately revolutionize …