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Best of British - The de Havilland Comet (Read 388 times)

Oct 19^th, 2008 at 11:33pm

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the de Havilland Comet

from wikipedia:-

"The de Havilland Comet was the world's first commercial jet airliner to reach production. Developed and manufactured by de Havilland, it first flew in 1949 and was considered a landmark British aeronautical design. After a successful introduction into commercial service, early Comet models suffered from catastrophic metal fatigue, causing a string of well-publicised accidents.

The Comet was withdrawn temporarily and redesigned. The Comet 4 series subsequently enjoyed a long and productive career of over 30 years, although sales never fully recovered. The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, the military derivative of the Comet airliner, is still in service. The original decades-old airframes are being rebuilt with new wings and engines to produce the Nimrod MRA 4, expected to serve with Britain's Royal Air Force until the 2020s, almost 70 years after the Comet's first flight."

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Reply #1 - Oct 19^th, 2008 at 11:41pm

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Very nice pics of a very unique aircraft.

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Reply #2 - Oct 20^th, 2008 at 11:35am

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Is the spike for refueling?

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Reply #3 - Oct 20^th, 2008 at 12:23pm

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Looks like some sort of antenna (def. not for refueling)?!

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Reply #4 - Oct 20^th, 2008 at 3:43pm

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The spike was a sensor mount for it's time with the Royal Aircraft Establishment

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Reply #5 - Oct 20^th, 2008 at 3:57pm

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This bird swallowed one of those purple ones you get @ the pharmacy Roll Eyes

no no...must be a sword fish.....rubs eyes....

ahhh its a plane.....nice shots Grin

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Reply #6 - Oct 21^st, 2008 at 4:34pm

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Im not sure if it was this aircraft that was used for the 'blind landing' research and trails. I know one i downloaded certainly was. Im guessing the trails on this aircraft brought about the automatic landing system on the trident and i believe the VC-10

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Reply #7 - Oct 22^nd, 2008 at 11:52am

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Yes

It was the blind landing research aircraft and the VC 10 did have a system but it was not so sucessful as the Trident's system

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