It was the world’s first jet airliner—sleek, fast, and revolutionary. But the de Havilland Comet's groundbreaking leap into the Jet Age came at a terrible cost. Discover how design flaws, overlooked ...

The Comet 1 airliner roared into the air— and into history—on 20,000 pounds of thrust from its four De Havilland Ghost jet engines. For the first time ever, a jet-propelled aircraft was ...

The age of jet-powered scheduled passenger air travel began in 1952 with the De Havilland Comet 1. However ... while not quite as refined as today's aircraft, were faster and smoother than ...

The world’s first jet airliner, the British-built de Havilland Comet, was a streamlined beauty with large, square cabin windows. But after two fatal accidents in early 1954, investigators found ...

producing more than 20 types of planes including the De Havilland Mosquito, Dove, Hornet, Vampire, 108 and the Comet which was the first jet civil airliner. Comments are closed for this object ...