Aircraft Data for: de Havilland Comet - | Updated: Feb. 22nd 2009 |
| Summary: | The de Havilland DH.106 Comet was the world's first commercial jet airliner. Early Comet models suffered from metal fatigue, causing a string of accidents. The redesigned Comet 4 series enjoyed a long and productive career of over 30 years. only 9 Mk 1s built, 5 of which crashed. The Mk 1A had a reinforced structure and a MTOW of 115Klb. The Mk 3 included a stretched fuselage and oval windows. The Mk 4 was a heavily modified Mk 3 incorporating a different alloy for the fuselage | | |
Country of origin: United Kingdom
First flight: 1949
No. built: 114
Crew: 4
Passengers: 56
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| | | | Power: | 4 x Rolls Royce Avon (6500 - 11700 lbf) or de Havilland Ghost engines |
| | The prototype and Comet 1 used the DH Ghost engine all later versions used various RR Avon engines |
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| Dimensions: |
| Length: | | 112 ft. 0 in.
(Comet 4)
| | Wing Span: | | 115 ft. 0 in.
(Comet 4)
| | Height: | | 30 ft. 0 in.
(Comet 4)
| | Empty Weight: | | 75,400 lbs.
(Comet 4)
| | Max. Weight: | | 162,000 lbs.
(Comet 4)
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| | | Performance: |
| Max. speed: | | 500
mph (Comet 4)
| | Cruise speed: | | 450
mph (Comet 4)
| | Ceiling: | | 40,000 ft.
(Comet 4)
| | Normal range: | | 3,000
mi. (Comet 4)
| | Max. range: | | 3,225
mi. (Comet 4)
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Location Data for: London Heathrow Airport (LHR / EGLL) | Updated: Jan. 23rd 2009 |
| Summary: | Heathrow is the largest and busiest airport in the United Kingdom and is the primary hub of British Airways, bmi and Virgin Atlantic. It is the world's third busiest airport for passenger traffic and handles more international passengers than any other | | |
Class: Civil
Operator: BAA
Opened: 1946
| | | | Statistics: |
Commercial movements: 481,476 (2007)
Passengers: 66.91 million (2008)
Cargo: 1.45 million tons (2007)
| | | | Location: |
London,
Middlesex,
United Kingdom Elevation: 83 ft. | | |
| Runways: |
| Direction | | Length | | Surface | | Notes |
| 27L/09R | |
12001 ft. |
| Asphalt | |
| 27R/09L | |
12802 ft. |
| Asphalt | |
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| Aircraft Details: | | de Havilland Comet |
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| East African Airways |
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| Location: | | London - Heathrow, United Kingdom |
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| Photo by: |
ATI Collection |
| Date: |
1960-00-00 |
| Image ID: |
97821 |
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| Photo taken circa 1960. This was the first de Havilland Comet for East African Airways. It was delivered in July 1960 and inaugerated the Nairobi-London service. Became 5X-AAO in April 1964. |
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