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  1. Le de Havilland DH 106 Comet est le premier avion de ligne à réaction de l'histoire de l'aviation civile N 2. Développé et construit par de Havilland dans son quartier général à Hatfield, dans le Hertfordshire au Royaume-Uni, le prototype Comet 1 effectue son premier vol le 27 juillet 1949.

  2. Le de Havilland DH 106 Comet est le premier avion de ligne à réaction de l'histoire de l'aviation civile. Développé et construit par de Havilland dans son quartier général à Hatfield, dans le Hertfordshire au Royaume-Uni, le prototype Comet 1 effectue son premier vol le 27 juillet 1949.

  3. The De Havilland Aircraft Company DH106 Comet was the World’s first pressurised commercial jet airliner and it was the source of enormous national pride. Its introduction into BOAC service in May 1952, was greeted as the dawning of a new age in passenger travel.

    • Major Breakthrough
    • Comfort and Luxury
    • Tragic Accidents
    • Later Years

    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 almost futuristic in appearance and promised a level of comfort that had hitherto been impossible for passenger planes to deliver. The de Havilland Comet also flew higher and faster ...

    This lack of seating reflected the fact that air travel was, of course, still a preserve of the wealthy. Whereas modern planes are very much constructed with economics in mind, the de Havilland Comet was designed purely by engineers, and intended to provide passengers with the most comfortable and luxurious experience possible. Even the experts of ...

    Within just a year of entering service, three Comet aircraft suffered tragic accidents. The most dramatic of these saw one of the airliners break-up in mid-flight. Metal fatigue was recognized as being the cause of the issue; a concept that was not fully understood at this time. Following the accidents, the de Havilland Comet was understandably wit...

    In many ways, the damage was done, and the Comet never recovered its commercial success. This was even though there were four generations of the aircraft produced and the de Havilland Comet remained in service until 1981. But although the Comet story came to something of a sad and premature end, there is no doubt that the design and appearance of t...

  4. Jan 23, 2022 · This weekend marks 70 years since the de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 received a certificate of airworthiness. This achievement on January 22nd, 1952, allowed the plane to become the first turbojet-powered civil aircraft to be awarded such a certificate, changing the face of aviation forever.

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  6. Aircraft Overview: The de Havilland DH106 ‘Comet’ was the World’s first turbojet-powered airliner, designed and built at Hatfield and first flown by John Cunningham in 1949. Turbojets offered new standards: The Comet was revolutionary: a tricycle undercarriage.

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