Maritime & Aviation
de Havilland Comet
The Comet brought jet propulsion to scheduled passenger airline service. Early structural failures prompted major investigations into pressurized-airframe fatigue and influenced the development of later jet airliners.
About this artifact
The Comet brought jet propulsion to scheduled passenger airline service. Early structural failures prompted major investigations into pressurized-airframe fatigue and influenced the development of later jet airliners.
Sources & image credits
Historical photograph, illustration or documented physical example; the source caption identifies the depicted object.
Image: De Havilland Comet - Imperial War Museum Duxford.jpg
Creator: Pete Barr-Watson from Brighton, United Kingdom
License: CC BY-SA 2.0
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