About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 74. Chapters: British airliners 1940-1949, British cargo aircraft 1940-1949, British civil utility aircraft 1940-1949, British mailplanes 1940-1949, British sailplanes 1940-1949, British sport aircraft 1940-1949, De Havilland Comet, Avro Tudor, Auster J family, Vickers Viscount, Vickers VC.1 Viking, Avro York, Bristol Freighter, Handley Page Hastings, Bristol Brabazon, Handley Page Hermes, Airspeed Ambassador, Handley Page Marathon, Cierva Air Horse, Slingsby Prefect, Short Sandringham, Avro Lancastrian, Brabazon Committee, Napier-Heston Racer, Miles Aerovan, Miles Merchantman, De Havilland Dove, Short Solent, Slingsby Kite 2, Slingsby Falcon 4, Short Sealand, Slingsby T.25 Gull 4, Miles M.68, Slingsby T.20, Percival Prince, Chrislea Super Ace, Armstrong Whitworth Apollo, Slingsby Tandem Tutor, Miles Gemini, Slingsby T.21, Auster Autocrat, Auster Autocar, Henderson-Glenny Gadfly, Airspeed Consul, Percival Merganser, Elliotts Newbury Eon, Auster Adventurer, Miles Mercury, Wren Goldcrest, Portsmouth Aerocar, Planet Satellite, Slingsby Motor Tutor, Elliotts Primary EoN, Short Nimbus, Hants and Sussex Aviation Herald, EoN Olympia, Auster Atom, Cunliffe-Owen Concordia, Auster J/4, Auster Avis, Auster Arrow, Miles M.76. Excerpt: The de Havilland DH 106 Comet was the world's first commercial jet airliner to reach production. Developed and manufactured by de Havilland at the Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom headquarters, it first flew in 1949 and was a landmark in aeronautical design. It featured an extremely aerodynamically clean design with its four de Havilland Ghost turbojet engines buried into the wings, a low-noise pressurised cabin, and large windows; for the era, it was an exceptionally comfortable design for passengers and showed signs of being a major success in the first year upon launching. However, a few years after i...
