De Havilland Comet
“A first-rate review of the history of the world's first commercial jetliner, its early difficulties and their rectification” (Firetrench).
The world got a little smaller in July 1949 when the first jet-powered airliner took to the skies barely four years after the end of the Second World War.
Not only was the de Havilland Comet 1 was a lot faster than previous airliners, but it could also fly hig...
“A first-rate review of the history of the world's first commercial jetliner, its early difficulties and their rectification” (Firetrench).
The world got a little smaller in July 1949 when the first jet-powered airliner took to the skies barely four years after the end of the Second World War.
Not only was the de Havilland Comet 1 was a lot faster than previous airliners, but it could also fly hig...
