About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 366. Not illustrated. Chapters: Australian Airliners 1940-1949, British Airliners 1940-1949, Canadian Airliners 1940-1949, Czechoslovakian Airliners 1940-1949, Dutch Airliners 1940-1949, French Airliners 1940-1949, German Airliners 1940-1949, Italian Airliners 1940-1949, Norwegian Airliners 1940-1949, Peruvian Airliners 1940-1949, Soviet Airliners 1940-1949, United States Airliners 1940-1949, de Havilland Comet, Lockheed Constellation, Avro Tudor, Avro York, Vickers Vc.1 Viking, Vickers Viscount, Bristol Freighter, Convair Cv-240 Family, Handley Page Hastings, Canadair North Star, de Havilland Australia Dha-3 Drover, Bristol Brabazon, Avro Canada C102 Jetliner, Douglas Dc-6, Martin 2-0-2, Douglas Dc-4, Siebel si 204, Handley Page Hermes, Breguet Deux-Ponts, Airspeed Ambassador, Boeing 377, Handley Page Marathon, Ilyushin Il-18, Convair Xc-99, Sncase Armagnac, Sikorsky Vs-44, Brabazon Committee, Avro Lancastrian, Cierva Air Horse, Douglas Dc-8, Short Sandringham, Fiat G.212, de Havilland Dove, Short Solent, Boeing 307, Percival Prince, Armstrong Whitworth Apollo, Sncase Se.200, Tupolev Tu-70, Fokker F26, Airspeed Consul, Blohm & Voss Bv 144, Fokker F.xxiv, Nord 2100 Norazur, Breda-Zappata Bz.308, Letov L-101, Siebel Fh 104, Honningstad Finnmark, Lockheed Excalibur, Faucett F-19, Sud-Ouest Bretagne, Focke-Wulf Fw 300, Latecoere 631, Cunliffe-Owen Concordia, List of Lockheed Constellation Operators, Sud-Ouest Corse Ii, Breda-Zappata Bz.309. Excerpt: 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 in British aeronautical design. After introduction into commercial service, early Comet models suffered from catastrophic metal fatigue, causing a string of well-publicised accidents. The Comet had to be ...
