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	De Havilland Comet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The nose of BOAC Comet 1A G-ANAV is displayed at London's Science Museum, while the fuselage of Air France Comet 1A F-BGNX is preserved at the De Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre in Hertfordshire.
		Comet 4C (Registration G-BDIW) in the colours of Dan-Air is on display at the Flugausstellung Leo Junior at Hermeskeil in Germany.
		Comet 4C (Registration G-BDIX) in the colours of Dan-Air is on display at the Museum of Flight at East Lothian in Scotland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/De_Havilland_Comet (1649 words)

	de havilland - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		De Havilland continued to produce high performance aircraft including the high speed twin piston engine DH.88 Comet mailplane, one of which became famous in its red livery as the winner of the MacRobertson Air Race from England to Australia.
		De Havilland (Canada) was formed in 1928 to build Moth aircraft for the training of Canadian airmen and continued after the war to build its own designs suited to the harsh Canadian operating environment.
		De Havilland (Canada) was eventually incorporated into the Bombardier group of companies and the Dash Eight remains in production with a particular emphasis being placed on its quiet operation in comparison to other aircraft of a similar size.
	www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/de-havilland (485 words)

	Jetliner
		The Boeing 707, Convair 880, de Havilland Comet, Douglas DC-8, Sud Aviation Caravelle[?] and Tupolev Tu-104 of the 1950s represented the first generation of jetliners and considerable national prestige was attached to developing prototypes and bringing these various designs into service.
		The de Havilland and Tupolev designs had engines incorporated within the wings next to the fuselage, a concept that endured only within military designs whilst the graceful Caravelle pioneered engines mounted either side of the rear fuselage.
		The DH106 Comet[?] should not be confused with the earlier piston-engined DH88 Comet[?] racer also known as the Comet.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/je/Jetliner.html (313 words)

	De Havilland Comet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The design was similar to other except that four of the new albeit de Havilland Ghost 50 turbojets were mounted within the wings in close to the fuselage.
		The final Comet variant was the Comet 4C with the fuselage of the Comet 4B but the wings and fuel tanks of the original 4 which gave it a longer range the 4B.
		Although the Comet was the first jetliner in service the interruption of commercial and the damage to the aircraft's reputation by the Comet 1 fatigue failures meant the jetliner market was dominated by Boeing which flew the first prototype 707 in 1954 and Douglas which launched the DC-8 program in 1955.
	www.freeglossary.com /De_Havilland_DH106_Comet (994 words)

	John and Steve Rickett's Comet 4
		The De Havilland DH106 Comet 4 was the final development and stretched fuselage version of the Comet series.
		The Comet quickly became the aircraft of choice for many of the carriers on the African and Asian routes, continuing in service until the 1970's.
		Powered by 4 Rolls Royce Avon 524 or 525 engines the Comet 4 had a cruising speed of 500 mph at an altitude of 30 -39,000 ft. The range with a maximum payload of 106 passengers was 2820 miles.
	www.largemodelassociation.com /john_ricketts_comet.htm (865 words)

	Univ 113 Paper 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Comet was the first aircraft to utilize jet propulsion; however, its designers failed to consider the metallurgy of the aircraft’s materials under flight conditions or the consequences of their atypical window design.
		De Havilland’s lead designer, R.E. Bishop, had no doubt as to the aircraft’s integrity and the calculations appeared to legitimize his confidence.
		(James, M.N., n.d.) De Havilland was aware of the increased internal pressure on the hull of the Comet at its cruising altitude and tested one of the planes under 38,000 ft. conditions for 2,000 cycles of pressurization.
	www.owlnet.rice.edu /~claym/coll_writing/univ113p1.html (1172 words)

	De Havilland Comet 4C, North East Aircraft Museum, Britain
		The traditional story surrounding the Comet is that it was 'ahead of its time' and therefore it was unlucky in suffering from the 'unknown' problem of metal fatigue.
		In 1946, the contract for the design of a jet airliner was awarded to De Havilland, with a finishing deadline of 1952, which was an almost impossible deadline.
		Prior to the introduction of the Comet, the most successful airliner was the Lockheed Constellation which flew at a speed of 400 km/hr at less than 9000 meters.
	www.neam.co.uk /comet.html (1825 words)

	de Havilland DH106 Comet History
		Another Comet was submerged in a huge water tank and was repeatedly pressurized to quickly simulate hundreds of flights.
		The Comet design did live on into the next era though when the Comet 4 was used by the RAF as the airframe base of the Nimrod maritime reconnosance aircraft.
		The Comet was never taken on in great numbers, due in part to it's early reputation, but mainly because those early setbacks allowed the competition time to to catch up.
	www.dmflightsim.co.uk /dh106_comet_history.htm (1223 words)

	Hazard Cards - Comet 1
		Building on the lead jet engine technology after World War II, the de Havilland DH106 Comet was launched as the first commercial jet aircraft in 1949.
		Because the Comet represented such a breakthrough in commercial travel it was put through extensive test flights.
		The Comets were re-designed, but in the meantime new airline companies such as Boeing had taken over the market.
	www.hazardcards.com /card.php?id=2 (191 words)

	de havilland dh114 heron (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Almost the entire range of de Havilland’s prewar aircraft featured fabric-covered wood and plywood construction (a method continued for years yet with the balsa/plywood sandwich fuselage of the Vampire and Venom jet fighters), but the DH104 was all-metal.
		As the de Havilland Dove it was made in several versions, mainly differing in power and offering up to 380 hp each side but also with a number of cabin layouts, from 11 passengers to executive models seating five in considerable comfort.
		Following the Dove/Devon was the DH106 Comet, the world’s first jet-powered passenger airliner and, unlike its Boeing rival, developed without the backing of a military equivalent.
	www.myflightsite.com /aircraft/heron.html (699 words)

	AVSIM Special Feature: Tribute - 1947-1970
		Seventeen days later, on April 8th, it was announced that the BOAC Comet, Yoke Yoke, had broken up and crashed into the sea northwest of Messina, Sicily prompting the British RAE to withdraw the Certificate of Airworthiness for all de Havilland DH106 Comets worldwide.
		Although additional redesigned versions of the DH106 Comet were put into production, confidence in the aircraft was lost and the aircraft was doomed, thus leaving the door open for someone else to step through with a jetliner—and that someone was Boeing Aircraft of Seattle, Washington.
		With the cancellation of the deHavilland Comet, the door was left wide open for someone to enter and it was the Seattle-based Boeing Aircraft Company that filled the void for a jetliner, with the certification of their Boeing 707 in 1959.
	www.avsim.com /pages/0603/fs2002_tribute/1947-70/tribute_part4.html (3739 words)

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		Excessive nose-up attitude of the aircraft during the takeoff run producing a partly stalled condition and excessive drag.
		The pilot who had only limited experience in the Comet aircraft, elected to takeoff at night at the maximum permissable takeoff for the prevailing conditions.
		The circumstances required strict adherence to the prescribed takeoff technique, which was not complied with.
	www.planecrashinfo.com /1953/1953-10.htm (66 words)

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		The airfield at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK, was first used in 1930 by the de Havilland company, who built the successful "moth" range of small biplanes.
		A new factory and headquarters was built at the site in 1934 and de Havilland went on through the thirties, building the Dragon, Express, Dragon Rapide and Dragonfly small airliners and other famous types such as the DH88 Comet racer.
		This was rectified and re-designed Comets (mainly series 4) flew successfully from 1958 onwards, the last of the type being retired in commercial service by DAN Air as late as 1981 and the type continuing with the RAE until the 1990s and in a developed form as the Nimrod with the RAF today.
	www.shockcone.co.uk /hatfield (730 words)

	TCA Historic Flight Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		To their enormous credit, de Havilland imediately published all of their data and findings to prevent possible further loss of life.
		The Comet was never taken on in great numbers, due in part to it's tarnished reputation.
		Despite its stronghold on the world airliner market in the early 1950s, and the appearance of the jet powered de Havilland Comet in 1949, Douglas initially moved cautiously into the field of jet powered transports, an action which was to cost it in potential future sales over the following decades.
	www.dolphin-star.net /TCA/hangar/hfghangar.html (6704 words)

	dehavilland
		After the Norman Conquest the Manor passed to the de Mandeville family who held it when the Doomsday Book was written in 1086.
		In September 1939 the de Havilland Aircraft Company established the Mosquito design team in the Hall, the Prototype Mosquito, E0234/W4050, subsequently being built in the adjacent buildings.
		De Havillands left in 1947 and the Hall slipped into a derelict condition.
	www.townsinbritain.co.uk /hertfordshireattractions/dehavilland.html (621 words)

	No. 1773: The Comet Failures
		Three months later, a third Comet exploded over the Mediterranean, and the whole fleet was grounded.
		The problem was fixed, and a new Comet went into service only five months ahead of the Boeing 707.
		The oddest thing about all this is that a former de Havilland engineer wrote the best-selling book No Highway in 1948 -- while the Comet was in its final design stage.
	www.uh.edu /engines/epi1773.htm (579 words)

	comet
		This aircraft has been open to the public for a large proportion of its life at Duxford and all the restoration work has had to carry on around this.
		The Comet now has considerable external corrosion, especially in the area of the undercarriage bays and has been moved into the restoration area in Hanger 1.
		This will give the crew the chance to tackle the areas of corrosion while preparing the aircraft for another well-deserved repaint.
	www.das.org.uk /comet.htm (340 words)

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		The De Havilland DH106 Comet was the world's first jet airliner, as well as being one of the sleekest ever built.
		The fault was fixed, and the improved Comet 4 was virtually flawless, but the reputation had suffered: only 108 were built.
		The De Havilland DH121 Trident was one of many British airliners which was produced to the specification of British European Airways (BEA) or its intercontinental counterpart, British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC).
	www.davidandivy.co.uk /aircraft2.htm (1923 words)

	january 2005 > final credits > last link on the left
		Among his best known films was 1998's "Le Diner de Cons (The Dinner Game)" for which he won a Cesar, France's Oscar award for best actor, playing the role of a man who is mocked at a dinner party for his favourite hobby: building historical monuments with matchsticks.
		Born into a musical family in Barcelona in 1923, De los Angeles completed a six-year course at the Liceo Conservatory in Barcelona in just three years, graduating with honors at the age of 18.
		De los Angeles retired from the stage in 1998 after the death of one of her two sons, though she continued giving occasional recitals.
	lastlinkontheleft.com /fc0501.html (17341 words)

	de Havilland Comet Thumbnails (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Mike was a "Flight Test Instrument Engineer" at Hatfield working for/with, amongst others, Charles Caliendi, John Marshal and Vic Chambers.
		He flew in various Comets from November 1956 to August 1958.
		Comet III, G-ANLO was his particular aircraft, but he was also involved with Comet II XK 697, Comet IIR XK 663, Comet IIE G-AMXD and Comet II s XK 695 and G-ALYT.
	www.cometra.co.uk /dh106/images/mdelany/delany.htm (120 words)

	The Virtual Aviation Museum - De Havilland DH 106 Comet 1 A
		The Virtual Aviation Museum - De Havilland DH 106 Comet 1 A
		The Comet was the first jet airliner ever.
		Comet was redesigned and was as the Comet 4 in
	www.luftfahrtmuseum.com /htmi/itf/dh106.htm (92 words)

	Aeroseek: Flight Tracking: Aviation Directory: Aviation Search: Aircraft/Fixed Wing
		de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, written and compiled by aviation artist and researcher Neil Aird of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
		De Havilland DH106 Comet & HS BAE System Nimrod
		The story of the late 1930's twin-engine passenger transport from de Havilland.
	www.aeroseek.com /links/Aircraft/Fixed_Wing (288 words)

	DTEO Comet 4C (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		DTEO Boscombe Down de Havilland DH106 Comet 4C
		The only one left flying in the World is Comet 4C XS235 "Canopus" operated by DTEO Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, England as a navigation trials aircraft.
		This year's display was magic; just like in 1994 there were plently of steep climbs and 90 degree banked turns - wonderful stuff.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /nick.challoner/aviation/pix/iat96/flying/comet2.html (68 words)

	Federation and Meteorology, Memories of the Bureau, 1946 to 1962, page 967
		In the late 1940s and early 1950s the British aircraft industry was leading the world's civil aircraft industries, mainly because of the supremacy of the jet engines developed by Rolls Royce.
		BOAC commenced operations with the Comet in 1952 flying to South Africa and the Middle East.
		Although there were some reservations about the limited range and passenger capacity of the Comet, in December 1951 BCPA had placed orders and in September 1953 BOAC and Qantas announced plans to introduce it on the England-Australia air route.
	www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au /fam/0967.html (568 words)

	British Civil Aviation in 1953
		A de Havilland Comet jet airliner 'Empress of Hawaii' crashes on take-off from Karachi, killing all 11 occupants.
		A British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) de Havilland Comet I (G-ALYV) suffers structural failure and crashes near Calcutta with the loss of 43 lives.
		Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret fly to Rhodesia in a de Havilland Comet jet airliner.
	www.rafmuseum.org.uk /milestones-of-flight/british_civil/1953.html (201 words)

	Joao Paz Flightsim Homepage: June 2005
		The Comet well tucked in the Hangar, waiting for some paint to dry, it was time to greet the Summer with a flight!
		I took a photo of the port side of one of Dan-Air London Comets and streched it across my texture, using the windows of both to gauge overall size and alignment.
		I just started another repaint: it's the awsome De Havilland Comet 4C designed by David Maltby that will receive the livery of L'Air Azur virtual airline.
	joaopaz.romanesca.com /2005_06_01_archive.html (2032 words)

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