de Havilland Dh.106 Comet: A Legends of Flight Illustrated History

by Wolfgang Borgmann

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764367935
• ISBN13: 9780764367939
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 10.1" x 8.3"