By R.E.G. Davies, Philip J. Birtles
ISBN-10: 1888962143
ISBN-13: 9781888962147
For an advent and an summary of the worlds first creation advertisement airliner, this can be an relaxing e-book. additionally, as along with his different volumes, Ron Davies deals the reader his functional standpoint, which in itself makes the e-book hugely helpful. the most shortcoming, notwithstanding, is that, with a trifling sixty five pages, the therapy of this type of outstanding topic is all to short. writer Davies offers a quick evaluate of numerous deserted British initiatives for a long-range post-War advertisement airliner, an attractive topic of itself, although he does overlook the Saro Princess and the much more bold Saro V-tailed jet-powered flying boat. short insurance is afforded the layout of the airplane and the De Havilland Ghost turbojet that powered it. might be this books most powerful aspect is that Ron Davies devotes two-page spreads masking the airways that flew the Comet, from the 1A throughout the 4C, every one followed by way of a good colour representation by means of Mike Machat and a map displaying the routes flown by way of the sort (with the exception of Dan-Air London, the well-known constitution airline). in spite of everything, Ron Davies balances the economic makes use of of the Comet with the Royal Air strength versions, from the 2R and 4C (Canopus) to many of the Nimrod versions.
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101 seats • 532 mph Rolls·Royce Avon 524 (10,500 lb. thrust) x 4 • 158,000 lb. max. gross take·off weight • 1,840 miles range British European Airways, the biggest intra-European airline, had seen Air France introduce the world's first short-haul jet airliner, the Caravel Ie, in 1958, and was anxious not to be left behind in technical leadership. Determined to "buy British" it had issued a specification for a larger airliner, and the competition was won by de Havilland, which set about designing and building the Trident, the world's first tri-jet.
Following formal acceptance, the first overseas trip was to Pisa on 15 June, with local crew training starting on 27 September until route training commenced on 20 October to Rome. The aircraft made its first and only visit to Riyadh and Jeddah from 25 to 29 October and then continued to be operated from Hatfield around Europe as required. Alpine Tragedy On 19 March 1963 it left Hatfield for Geneva and flew the King from Nice to Geneva, followed by two more departures from Geneva with luggage and additional personnel.
Comet but the aircraft were withdrawn in 1971, a sad ending to what would otherwise have been a sound commercial success. _. Middle East Airlines, based in Beirut, was a major Comet 4C operator; with a fleet of four new aircraft. OD-ADQ was the second aircraft delivered, and was one of three Comet 4Cs written off at Beirut by the Israelis in December 1968. -_ .... , ~r . ;;':->/ . " ~ / Comet 4Cs for Middle East Airlines Did (IN Reg. 68 at Beirut by Israelis. 68 at Beirut by Israelis. 68 at Beirut by Israelis.
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