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The inaugural flight was filmed, and a video and transcript is below: Now in great ships of the sky, British captains and their crews wing their way half around the world to Australia in 33 hours, almost 13,000 miles. In 1967, BOAC introduced its own Pacific route to Australia via New York, San Francisco, Honolulu, and Fiji. There was accommodation for 36 passengers in two cabins and pressurization enabled it to fly at levels over 12,000m (40,000 feet). [49], The Comet's thin metal skin was composed of advanced new alloys[N 13] and was both riveted and chemically bonded, which saved weight and reduced the risk of fatigue cracks spreading from the rivets. [82] In response, Canadian Pacific cancelled its remaining order for a second Comet 1A and never operated the type in commercial service. [15] The Comet 4 was considered the definitive series, having a longer range, higher cruising speed and higher maximum takeoff weight. As a young woman, Thorne . Dan-Air played a significant role in the fleet's later history and, at one time, owned all 49 remaining airworthy civil Comets. [32] Amenities included a galley that could serve hot and cold food and drinks, a bar, and separate men's and women's toilets. Principal investigator Hall accepted the RAE's conclusion of design and construction flaws as the likely explanation for G-ALYU's structural failure after 3,060 pressurisation cycles. This was a mere 24 hours after the Port Authority of New York granted approval for passenger jet services following concerns over noise. [20], The first prototype DH.106 Comet (carrying Class B markings G-5-1) was completed in 1949 and was initially used to conduct ground tests and brief early flights. [110] The Comet's Certificate of Airworthiness was revoked, and Comet 1 line production was suspended at the Hatfield factory while the BOAC fleet was permanently grounded, cocooned and stored. [89] A fictionalised investigation into the Comet's takeoff accidents was the subject of the novel Cone of Silence (1959) by Arthur David Beaty, a former BOAC captain. [5][11] During flight tests, the DH 108 gained a reputation for being accident-prone and unstable, leading de Havilland and BOAC to gravitate to conventional configurations and, necessarily, designs with less technical risk. BOAC, British Airways' predecessor, operated the first transatlantic jet engine flight on 4 October, 1958, beating arch-rival Pan Am to become the first to do so. [164] The first production aircraft (G-AMXA) flew on 27 August 1953. The De Havilland Comet was used on BOAC's transatlantic crossing Credit: Getty I t all started with a newspaper. Airline Mug BOAC British Overseas Airways Corporation 5" Ceramic. Investigators did not consider metal fatigue as a contributory cause. [109], On 8 April 1954, Comet G-ALYY ("Yoke Yoke"), on charter to South African Airways, was on a leg from Rome to Cairo (of a longer route, SA Flight 201 from London to Johannesburg), when it crashed in the Mediterranean near Naples with the loss of all 21 passengers and crew on board. BOAC DE HAVILLAND Comet 4 Radio Maintenance Schedule - Original And Rare - $73.31. [1], The Comet is widely regarded as both an adventurous step forward and a supreme tragedy; the aircraft's legacy includes advances in aircraft design and in accident investigations. canuck DC-8. [58], The Comet 1 featured 5,050lbf (22.5kN) de Havilland Ghost 50 Mk1 turbojet engines. [22][23] At the controls was de Havilland chief test pilot John "Cats Eyes" Cunningham, a famous night-fighter pilot of the Second World War, along with co-pilot Harold "Tubby" Waters, engineers John Wilson (electrics) and Frank Reynolds (hydraulics), and flight test observer Tony Fairbrother. G-ALYR a/f 6004. [104], During the investigation, the Royal Navy conducted recovery operations. The five-stop flight from London to Johannesburg was scheduled for 21 hr 20 min. On its return leg from Singapore it landed at Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport at 15:10 hrs local time. Atkinson, R. J., W. J. Winkworth and G. M. Norris. [N 8] Revised first orders from BOAC and British South American Airways[N 9] totalled 14 aircraft, with delivery projected for 1952. "Jet Jubilee (Part 1)". BOAC went on to fly the 707 on its own trans-Atlantic flights. Initially used for development, training and route proving before the inaugural jet service to Jo,burg. Delivered to British Overseas Airways Corporation (B.O.A.C.) BOAC DE HAVILLAND COMET 4 RADIO MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE - ORIGINAL AND RARE 384272193709 Although sales never fully recovered, the improved Comet2 and the prototype Comet3 culminated in the redesigned Comet4 series which debuted in 1958 and remained in commercial service until 1981. Flights commenced on 4 October 1958 with the de Havilland Comet 4, bringing jet travel to the crossing for the first time . BOAC said, "the Comet 4 was largely responsible for the fact that between April 1 st and September 19 th traffic was up by 40% on the North Atlantic compared to the summer period of 1958. As the aircraft could be profitable with a load factor as low as 43 percent, commercial success was expected. The Ministry of Supply's order for DH 108s was listed as Operational Requirement OR207 to Specification E.18/45. In April 1960, 13 Comets, 19 Britannias and 6 DC-7Cs. [86][87] The accident was the first fatal jetliner crash. "Duxford's AirSpace opens". This simply meant that the planes landed on solid ground at airports rather than water. A large portion of the aircraft was recovered and reassembled at Farnborough,[93] during which the break-up was found to have begun with a left elevator spar failure in the horizontal stabilizer. [25] Australian airline Qantas also sent its own technical experts to observe the performance of the prototypes, seeking to quell internal uncertainty about its prospective Comet purchase. [102] The prestigious nature of the Comet project, particularly for the British aerospace industry, and the financial impact of the aircraft's grounding on BOAC's operations both served to pressure the inquiry to end without further investigation. The Johannesburg-bound Comet, designated G-ALYP by BOAC, flew at 450-500 mph at 35-40,000 feet, covering 6,700 miles in 23 hours and 20 minutes, with stops in Rome, Beirut, Khartoum, Entebbe, and Livingstone. [73] Flights on the Comet were about 50 percent faster compared to advanced piston-engined aircraft such as the Douglas DC-6 (490mph (790km/h)) On October 4th, 1958, a British Overseas Aircraft Corporation ( BOAC) de Havilland DH.106 Comet conducted the first-ever regularly scheduled commercial jetliner transatlantic crossing. While the report noted that stress around fuselage cut-outs, emergency exits and windows was found to be much higher than expected due to DeHavilland's assumptions and testing methods[122] the passenger windows shape has been commonly misunderstood and cited as a cause of the fuselage failure. Las mejores ofertas para BOAC DE HAVILLAND COMET 3 LARGE ORIGINAL VINTAGE MANUFACTURERS PHOTO 11126 estn en eBay Compara precios y caractersticas de productos nuevos y usados Muchos artculos con envo gratis! BOAC Flight 781 was a scheduled British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) passenger flight from Singapore to London. (Cohen Inquiry accident report Fig 7). [162] Design changes had been made to make the aircraft more suitable for transatlantic operations. For the 1930s racing aircraft, see, "Comet (aircraft)" redirects here. [62], From the Comet 2 onwards, the Ghost engines were replaced by the newer and more powerful 7,000lbf (31kN) Rolls-Royce Avon AJ.65 engines. 1945 November: The government announced plans for post-war air services which would be provided by three state corporations: BOAC to continue to operate routes to the Empire, Far East and North America, British European Airways ( BEA) to operate services to Europe and domestically within the United Kingdom, and British South American Airways [29][59] Two hydrogen peroxide-powered de Havilland Sprite booster rockets were originally intended to be installed to boost takeoff under hot and high altitude conditions from airports such as Khartoum and Nairobi. Although G-APAS never flew in BOAC markings, this colour scheme is representative of the first ever fleet of passenger jet aircraft. [74], In their first year, Comets carried 30,000 passengers. [98] With the recovery of large sections of G-ALYP from the Elba crash and BOAC's donation of an identical airframe, G-ALYU, for further examination, an extensive "water torture" test eventually provided conclusive results. The next was at Karachi on 2 March 1953 when a Canadian Pacific Airlines Comet, on its delivery flight to Sydney, had a similar crash killing all on board, including some Australians. [138], The Comet 4 was ordered by two other airlines: Aerolneas Argentinas took delivery of six Comet 4s from 1959 to 1960, using them between Buenos Aires and Santiago, New York and Europe, and East African Airways received three new Comet 4s from 1960 to 1962 and operated them to the United Kingdom and to Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. . The Comet was withdrawn from service and extensively tested. Armour had to be placed around the engine cells to contain debris from any serious engine failures; also, placing the engines inside the wing required a more complicated wing structure. 14.". Range: 3,225 miles (5,190 km) Passengers: 60 to 81 On display at the Museum: The Museum's exhibit is a Comet 4 analogue flight simulator for crew training was built for BOAC by Redifon Flight Simulation at Crawley. First production Comet for BOAC. [150] Cunningham likened the Comet to the later Concorde and added that he had assumed that the aircraft would change aviation, which it subsequently did. de Havilland Comet 1 jet airliner . Vintage BOAC Airlines travel . However, the route was suspended in October 1943, and a UK-Cairo-Karachi service was launched. [166], The Comet 3, which flew for the first time on 19 July 1954, was a Comet 2 lengthened by 15ft 5in (4.70m) and powered by Avon M502 engines developing 10,000lbf (44kN). $75.00. The aircraft, registered G-ALYP, had taken off shortly before from Ciampino Airport in Rome, en route to . The Comet gave BOAC four years lead in modern jet airliners over the rest of the world. Empire of the Clouds - James Hamilton-Paterson P 39-40, Faber and Faber 2010, Report of the Court of Inquiry into the Accidents to Comet G-ALYP on 10th January 1954 and Comet G-ALYY on 8th April 1954-HM Stationery Office 1955-p 20 - para 78-79, The DeHavilland Comet Disaster - Aerospace Engineering - Paul Withey Professor of Casting at the University of Birmingham School of Metallurgy - Video presentation retrieved 30NOV22, The deHavilland Comet Disaster - Aerospace Engineering - Paul Withey Professor of Casting at the University of Birmingham School of Metallurgy - Video presentation retrieved 30NOV22 Time stamp 42:07, The DeHavilland Comet Disaster - Aerospace Engineering - Paul Withey Professor of Casting at the University of Birmingham School of Metallurgy - Video presentation retrieved 30NOV22 Time stamp 58:27. Both of these aeroplanes would continue to operate side by side until the formation of British Airways PLC in 1974. [123] The shape of the passenger windows were not indicated in any failure mode detailed in the accident report and were not viewed as a contributing factor. [26] Both prototypes could be externally distinguished from later Comets by the large single-wheeled main landing gear, which was replaced on production models starting with G-ALYP by four-wheeled bogies. BOAC Comet 4 British Airways Source: Duxford Aviation Society Soon after, Boeing launched its first long-haul narrowbody jet, the four-engine Boeing 707, using the lessons learned from the. [82][178][181] BEA's Comet 4Bs were chartered by Cyprus Airways, Malta Airways and Transportes Areos Portugueses. This artificial feel was the first of its kind to be introduced in any aircraft. [63] Upgraded Avon engines were introduced on the Comet 3,[63] and the Avon-powered Comet 4 was highly praised for its takeoff performance from high-altitude locations such as Mexico City where it was operated by Mexicana de Aviacion, a major scheduled passenger air carrier. The event would open up new opportunities for the aviation industry, leaving a legacy over six decades later. [112] This time, the entire fuselage was tested in a dedicated water tank that was built specifically at Farnborough to accommodate its full length. The de Havilland Comet 4 aircraft reduced the flight time between London and New York to seven hours - significantly less than the 18-20 hours it took on the Boeing Stratocruiser [130], With the discovery of the structural problems of the early series, all remaining Comets were withdrawn from service, while de Havilland launched a major effort to build a new version that would be both larger and stronger. At the end of the month this Comet was brought back to Hatfield from Cambridge (Marshall's) where 'radio' mods were made (JH). The most extensive modification resulted in a specialised maritime patrol derivative, the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, which remained in service with the Royal Air Force until 2011, over 60 years after the Comet's first flight. On the Eastern route there was a 22% increase in traffic but on the Southern route only a 2% increase." On 10 January 1954, 20minutes after taking off from Ciampino, the first production Comet, G-ALYP, broke up in mid-air while operating BOAC Flight 781 and crashed into the Mediterranean off the Italian island of Elba with the loss of all 35 on board. For the era, it offered a relatively quiet, comfortable passenger cabin and was commercially promising at its debut in 1952. [37] The navigator occupied a dedicated station, with a table across from the flight engineer. [69][70][71] The final Comet from BOAC's initial order, registered G-ALYZ, began flying in September 1952 and carried cargo along South American routes while simulating passenger schedules. [115] A further test reproduced the same results. Las mejores ofertas para BOAC DE HAVILLAND COMET 4 LAVATORY ORIGINAL VINTAGE B.O.A.C. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret were guests on a special flight of the Comet on 30 June 1953 hosted by Sir Geoffrey and Lady de Havilland. 1969. The wing was drastically redesigned from a 40 sweep. ", "Commercial Aircraft 1953: De Havilland Comet. ", "On This Day: Comet inaugurates the jet age.". In 1949 BOAC introduced the first of what was termed an 'all-land' service using Canadair Argonauts on their London to Hong Kong/Tokyo route, via Rome, Cairo, Basra, Karachi, Calcutta, Rangoon and Bangkok. Mk.1. vs 315mph (507km/h), respectively), and a faster rate of climb further cut flight times. 1 January. [18] The prototype's maiden flight, out of Hatfield Aerodrome, took place on 27 July 1949 and lasted 31 minutes. [43] A pressurised refuelling system, developed by Flight Refuelling Ltd, allowed the Comet's fuel tanks to be refuelled at a far greater rate than by other methods. Singapore arrival mark on back. [105] The first pieces of wreckage were discovered on 12 February 1954[106] and the search continued until September 1954, by which time 70 percent by weight of the main structure, 80 percent of the power section, and 50 percent of the aircraft's systems and equipment had been recovered. First flying on 27 July 1949 the revolutionary jet powered airliner first entered service with BOAC in May 1952. Following its first flight, the special order Comet 4C was described as "the world's first executive jet. [194] A Comet 4B (G-APYD) is stored in a facility at the Science Museum at Wroughton in Wiltshire, England. Super VC10 G-ASGE seen in the BOAC/Cunard colours during the period that the airline and shipping line co-operated on UK-USA routes. All outstanding orders for the Comet 2 were cancelled by airline customers. BOAC Flight 781. ", Prime Minister Winston Churchill, 1954. It used a redundant Comet 2 front fuselage, but with functioning cockpit equipment and instruments installed to Comet 4 standard. [97][N 17], Just over a year later, Rome's Ciampino airport, the site of the first Comet hull loss, was the origin of a more-disastrous Comet flight. [72] BOAC Comet 1 at Entebbe Airport, Uganda in 1952 Prince Philip returned from the Helsinki Olympic Games with G-ALYS on 4 August 1952. [48], Diverse geographic destinations and cabin pressurisation alike on the Comet demanded the use of a high proportion of alloys, plastics, and other materials new to civil aviation across the aircraft to meet certification requirements. [188] Other fatal Comet 4 accidents included a British European Airways crash in Ankara, Turkey, following instrument failure on 21 December 1961, a United Arab Airlines Flight 869 crash during inclement weather near Bombay, India, on 28 July 1963, and the terrorist bombing of Cyprus Airways Flight 284 off the Turkish coast on 12 October 1967. BOAC South Pacific Route Menu, New York - 204250723949 In responding to the report de Havilland stated: "Now that the danger of high level fatigue in pressure cabins has been generally appreciated, de Havillands will take adequate measures to deal with this problem. [49] The Comet's high cabin pressure and fast operating speeds were unprecedented in commercial aviation, making its fuselage design an experimental process. With a clientele composed mainly of wealthy people, luxury was the name of the game for these flights. [10], A design team was formed in 1946 under the leadership of chief designer Ronald Bishop, who had been responsible for the Mosquito fighter-bomber. The Comet Story. Oakey, Michael, ed. [40], The Comet had a total of four hydraulic systems: two primaries, one secondary, and a final emergency system for basic functions such as lowering the undercarriage. The De Havilland Aircraft Company DH106 Comet was the World's first pressurised commercial jet airliner and it was the source of enormous national pride. Be sure to check my channel for the best in VINTAGE & RARE airliner videos! On whether we grasp this opportunity and so establish firmly an industry of the utmost strategic and economic importance, our future as a great nation may depend. Hall: "In the light of known properties of the aluminium alloy D.T.D. [93], After the loss of G-ALYV, the Government of India convened a court of inquiry[92] to examine the cause of the accident. [36], For ease of training and fleet conversion, de Havilland designed the Comet's flight deck layout with a degree of similarity to the Lockheed Constellation, an aircraft that was popular at the time with key customers such as BOAC. At about 09:50 GMT BOAC Argonaut, G-ALHJ piloted by Captain Johnson, which was flying the same route at a lower altitude was in contact with Captain Gibson. After design modifications were implemented, Comet services resumed on October 4, 1958 with Comet 4s. In May 1952 BOAC became the first airline in the world to fly passenger jets with the de Havilland Comet which initially flew via Nairobi to Johannesburg and via the Far East to Tokyo. [28] The clean, low-drag design of the aircraft featured many design elements that were fairly uncommon at the time, including a swept-wing leading edge, integral wing fuel tanks, and four-wheel bogie main undercarriage units designed by de Havilland. [159], The Comet was involved in 26 hull-loss accidents, including 13 fatal crashes which resulted in 426 fatalities. Institution of Electrical Engineers 1978, p. 89. Without support from the Ministry of Transport, the proposal languished as a hypothetical aircraft and was never realised. Soon after, the de Havilland Comet became the first commercial jetliner, and it set Great Britain up to be one of the most influential nations in the development of commercial aviation. "[121], Despite findings of the Cohen Inquiry, a number of myths have evolved around the cause of the Comet 1's accidents. [133][134] The base price of a new Comet 4 was roughly 1.14 million (24.81 million in 2019). [103], "The cost of solving the Comet mystery must be reckoned neither in money nor in manpower. [94], The inquiry's recommendations revolved around the enforcement of stricter speed limits during turbulence, and two significant design changes also resulted: all Comets were equipped with weather radar and the "Q feel" system was introduced, which ensured that control column forces (invariably called stick forces) would be proportional to control loads. All 43 on board were killed. Hall's team began considering fatigue as the most likely cause of both accidents and initiated further research into measurable strain on the aircraft's skin. [102], Media attention centred on potential sabotage;[88] other speculation ranged from clear-air turbulence to an explosion of vapour in an empty fuel tank. (Pan Am's DC-6B was scheduled for 46 hours 45 minutes.) The Ministry of Supply was interested in the most radical of the proposed designs, and ordered two experimental tailless DH 108s[N 5] to serve as proof of concept aircraft for testing swept-wing configurations in both low-speed and high-speed flight. This was because in 1945 no turbojet engine manufacturer in the world was drawing-up a design specification for an engine with the thrust and specific fuel consumption that could power an aircraft at the proposed cruising altitude (40,000ft (12,000m)), speed, and transatlantic range as was called for by the Type 106. The aircraft plunged into a dry drainage canal and collided with an embankment, killing all five crew and six passengers on board. [93] The Comet 1 and 1A had been criticised for a lack of "feel" in their controls,[95] and investigators suggested that this might have contributed to the pilot's alleged over-stressing of the aircraft;[96] Comet chief test pilot John Cunningham contended that the jetliner flew smoothly and was highly responsive in a manner consistent with other de Havilland aircraft. BOAC then started flying Short S25 Sunderland III flying boats to West Africa. ", GB-High Wycombe: "Dismantlement and relocation of Gate Guardian Comet C2 XK699. [146] On 14 March 1997 a Comet 4C serial XS235 and named Canopus,[147] which had been acquired by the British Ministry of Technology and used for radio, radar and avionics trials, made the last documented production Comet flight. [citation needed], The Comet 4 first flew on 27 April 1958 and received its Certificate of Airworthiness on 24 September 1958; the first was delivered to BOAC the next day. BEA's Super One-Eleven aircraft enter scheduled service on German internal routes. USA et International; Australie; Canada; France; Allemagne; Italie; Espagne; Royaume-Uni; Qui sommes-nous; [33] Provisions for emergency situations included several life rafts stored in the wings near the engines, and individual life vests were stowed under each seat. The first Comet 4B flew on 27 June 1959 and BEA began Tel Aviv to London-Heathrow services on 1 April 1960. [N 22][163] A total of 12 of the 44-seat Comet 2s were ordered by BOAC for the South Atlantic route. BOAC flew two de Havilland Comet 4 aircraft between London and New York International Airport, Idlewild. The World's First Jet Airliner" U.K. The Comet, with its. [100][N 18] BOAC also voluntarily grounded its Comet fleet pending investigation into the causes of the accident. AUSTRALIA 1959 BOAC Comet 4 illustrato FFC da Sydney a Singapore - EUR 3,97. [165] Although these aircraft performed well on test flights on the South Atlantic, their range was still not suitable for the North Atlantic. [124] In fact, the Comet 1's window general shape resembles a slightly larger Boeing 737 window mounted horizontally. Engineers at de Havilland immediately recommended 60 modifications aimed at any possible design flaw, while the Abell Committee met to determine potential causes of the crash. [98][99] With no witnesses to the disaster and only partial radio transmissions as incomplete evidence, no obvious reason for the crash could be deduced. BOAC uses the Comet 4, Qantas the Boeing 707. Fuselage alloys detailed in Directorate of Technical Development 564/L.73 and DTD 746C/L90. 1963 De Havilland DH106 Comet 4C 'Canopus', serial number 6473, G-CDPA, formerly XS235, was the last Comet to remain flying and is now the only surviving Com. By 1965 with the departure of both the Comet and Britannia fleets the BOAC route network was served by just two types, the Boeing 707 and the Vickers VC10. [12] The DH 108s were later modified to test the DH.106's power controls. Photo L. Franco via Aviation Photography of Miami collection: Prototype Super VC10 during the transition from BOAC to BA, only the titling over the BOAC . [198] Since the 2000s, several parties have proposed restoring Canopus, which is maintained by a staff of volunteers,[199] to airworthy, fully flight-capable condition. : This photo of Super VC10 G-ASGD taken in Mexico in 1972 shows the Speedbird livery without Cunard titles. [44], The cockpit was significantly altered for the Comet 4's introduction, on which an improved layout focusing on the onboard navigational suite was introduced. [144] In 1960, as part of a government-backed consolidation of the British aerospace industry, de Havilland itself was acquired by Hawker Siddeley, within which it became a wholly owned division. Birtles, P.J. Although the fuselage failed after a number of cycles that represented three times the life of G-ALYP at the time of the accident, it was still much earlier than expected. The first flight of Concorde 001 from Toulouse, France took place and was shortly followed by Concorde 002 from Filton . The overall flight takes under 30 hours. [141] The last Comet 4 variant, the Comet 4C, first flew on 31 October 1959 and entered service with Mexicana in 1960. "The Daily Express were offering one reader the chance to win a seat on the first . Entering service in 1969, five Nimrod variants were produced. VENDRE! In fact the mention of 'windows' in the Cohen report's conclusion, refers specifically to the origin point of failure in the ADF Antenna cut-out 'windows', located above the cockpit, not passenger windows. [27], The Comet was an all-metal low-wing cantilever monoplane powered by four jet engines; it had a four-place cockpit occupied by two pilots, a flight engineer, and a navigator. Free shipping for many products! [N 20], The issue of the lightness of Comet 1 construction (in order to not tax the relatively low thrust DeHavilland Ghost engines), had been noted by DeHavilland test pilot John Wilson, while flying the prototype during a Farnborough flypast in 1949. BOAC started the first regular round-the-world service by Britannia 312 aircraft, operating via San Francisco and Hong Kong. Just before the 747s came along and bumped the 707s onto other services. ", "De Havilland DH.106 Comet 4, G-APDJ, Air Ceylon. [161] Following the Comet 1 disasters, these models were rebuilt with heavier-gauge skin and rounded windows, and the Avon engines featuring larger air intakes and outward-curving jet tailpipes. On 10 January 1954, British Overseas Airways Corporation Flight 781 a de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 registered G-ALYP, took off from Ciampino Airport in Rome, Italy, en route to Heathrow Airport in London, England, on the final leg of its flight from Singapore. [5] Aviation company de Havilland was interested in this requirement, but chose to challenge the then widely held view that jet engines were too fuel-hungry and unreliable for such a role. [13], In September 1946, before completion of the DH 108s, BOAC requests necessitated a redesign of the DH.106 from its previous 24-seat configuration to a larger 36-seat version. Free shipping. Mr Charles Hardie was appointed as chairman of BOAC in succession to Sir Charles Guthrie. ", "ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4 G-APDN Sierra del Montseny", "de Havilland DH106 Comet 1A de Havilland Aircraft Museum", "Gate Guardian Comet C2 Sagittarius XK699 RAF Lyneham. (from the structure)[126]. [116] Based on these findings, Comet 1 structural failures could be expected at anywhere from 1,000 to 9,000 cycles. Depending on weight and temperature, cruise fuel consumption was 6 to 10kg (13 to 22lb) per nautical mile (1.2 miles; 1.9 km), the higher figure being at the lower altitude needed at high weight. The route was London, Frankfurt, Beirut, Karachi, Delhi, Calcutta, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Tokyo. As BOAC introduced the world to the Comet 4 and air travel to the world at the dawn of the jet age, they left tyre tracks across a game park in Kenya, a trail of sparks at both Stansted in Essex and Rome, stripped trees of their leaves in Rome (again), and reduced the elevation of a hill outside Madrid by a foot or so. 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