De Havilland Comet
De Havilland Comet The world got a little smaller in July 1949 when the first jet-powered airliner took to the skies barely four years after the end of the Second World War. It was packed with new…
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De Havilland Comet
The world got a little smaller in July 1949 when the first jet-powered airliner took to the skies barely four years after the end of the Second World War. It was packed with new technology but, perhaps most importantly for those early passengers, it was a quiet, luxurious and even pleasant experience, something that could never be said for the noisy piston-engine aircraft that came before. Not only was the de Havilland Comet 1 was a lot faster than previous airliners, it could fly higher and further.
The first ones were put down to pilot error but two disastrous events in 1954 grounded the fleet and Britain's advantage over the rest of the world was lost. The Comet's leadership in jet travel for the future was assured until aircraft began crashing. Boeing caught up with its ubiquitous 707 and the Comet was destined to become but a memory.
However, rising from the ashes came a new Comet
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