De Havilland DH.106 Comet : A Legends of Flight Illustrated History Hardback
by Wolfgang Borgmann
Part of the Legends of Flight series
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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 color.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:144 pages, 230 color and b/w photos
- Publisher:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date:28/06/2024
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- ISBN:9780764367939
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Pre-OrderFree UK DeliveryThis title is available for pre-order
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:144 pages, 230 color and b/w photos
- Publisher:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date:28/06/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9780764367939
