De Havilland DH.106 Comet A Legends of Flight Illustrated History
Product code 9780764367939
De Havilland
Series Legends of Flight
Publisher/Brand Schiffer
Author Wolfgang Borgmann
Format 23 x 23 cm
No. Pages 144
Version Hard cover
Language English
Category Aviationbooks
Subcategory Airliners » Airliners Jet
Availability In stock
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The de Havilland DH.106 Comet was the first jet airliner. Prototypes first flew in 1949, deliveries of production aircraft began in 1951, and the type entered commercial service in 1952. It was expected to deliver great prestige and prosperity to the postwar British aerospace industry, but the Comet's reputation was badly tarnished by several fatal crashes. About a quarter of the aircraft built were destroyed or written off in accidents. This book by freelance aviation journalist Wolfgang Borgmann provides an account of the type's development and production in the 1940s and then proceeds to describe the technical details and operational histories of all variants, including models 1, 2, 3, and 4. The work features about 250 images, the majority of which are in colour.
