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Overview of De Havilland Aircraft Company

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Havilland because the Comet won over the Douglas DC-2 plane (US Centennial of Flight Commission, 2002). Geoffrey de Havilland was a true visionary in the aircraft industry. He knew the  jet engine would change the industry and the business of flying passengers. Towards that end, De Havilland built the first jet aircraft in the world and named it the DH-106  Comet after the racing plane that had won the contest in 1934 (US Centennial of Flight Commission, 2002; BBC, 2002). The Comet operated on four Ghost 50 turbojet engines and  began its test flights in 1949 (US Centennial of Flight Commission, 2002; Aerospaceweb.org, 2002). This plane could travel 500 miles an hour (BBC, 2002). The altitude of 33,000 feet allowed  the plane to fly above weather conditions, which made the ride quieter and smoother for its passengers (US Centennial of Flight Commission, 2002; BBC, 2002). De Havillands Comet began carrying  passengers in May 1952 (US Centennial of Flight Commission, 2002). The Comet was a revolutionary advance in the industry and particularly in the arena of commercial travel (Aerospaceweb.org, 2002). The  company put the plane through rigorous testing for three years (Aerospaceweb.org, 2002). At the end of the 500 hours of tests, flight crew training, and flying the plane long distances,  the Comet was awarded its certifications for flying passengers (Aerospaceweb.org, 2002). The first customer for the Comet jet aircraft was BOAC, who was given the approval to fly its first  jet passenger route in early 1952 (Aerospaceweb.org, 2002). One year later, on May 2, 1953, after the aircraft had been used on numerous flights, a Comet crashed soon after it  took off (Aerospaceweb.org, 2002). Two more crashes occurred in early 1954 (Aerospaceweb.org, 2002). The aircraft had simply broken up in mid-air (US Centennial of Flight Commission, 2002). The entire fleet