De Havilland Comet The World's First Commercial Jetliner |
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| Author:
| Higgs, Colin |
| Series title: | World's Greatest Airliners Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5267-1961-4 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2019 |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Limited
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| Imprint: | Air World |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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The world got a little smaller in July 1949 when the first jet-powered airliner took to the skies barely four years after the end of the Second World War.Not only was the de Havilland Comet 1 was a lot faster than previous airliners, it could fly higher and further. It was packed with new technology but, perhaps most importantly for those early pas
The world got a little smaller in July 1949 when the first jet-powered airliner took to the skies barely four years after the end of the Second World War.Not only was the de Havilland Comet 1 was a lot faster than previous airliners, it could fly higher and further. It was packed with new technology but, perhaps most importantly for those early pas