Home›Airliners and Commercial Jet Aircraft›Country of Origin›United KingdomBrowse ByUnited KingdomFactsUnited KingdomSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1950 1United KingdomFilter Results24 entriesVehicle TypeAllFixed-Wing Aircraft (5)Narrow-Body Jet Airliners (3)Piston and Turboprop Airliners (17)Short-Range Jet Airliners (2)ManufacturerAllAvro (8)Bristol Aeroplane Company (1)British Aircraft Corporation (1)de Havilland Aircraft Company (8)Fairey Aviation Company (1)Hawker Siddeley (3)Vickers-Armstrongs (2)MakeAllAvro (8)British Aircraft Corporation (1)de Havilland (9)Fairey (1)Hawker Siddeley (2)Vickers-Armstrongs (2)YearAll1929 (1)1930 (1)1932 (1)1934 (2)1935 (1)1936 (1)1937 (1)1938 (1)1942 (1)1943 (1)1945 (2)1948 (1)1949 (1)1950 (1)1952 (1)1960 (1)1962 (1)1964 (1)1965 (1)1970 (1)Body StyleAllAircraft (no road body style) (19)PropulsionAllJet (1)Engine ClassAllJet (4)Piston (11)Turboprop (2)StatusAllCancelled (2)Design only (never built) (1)Out of production (5)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 24Avro 619 FiveUnited KingdomAvro 624 SixUnited KingdomAvro 642 EighteenUnited KingdomAvro 652United KingdomAvro AtlanticUnited KingdomAvro LancastrianUnited KingdomAvro TudorUnited KingdomAvro YorkUnited KingdomBAC One-ElevenUnited KingdomBristol BrabazonUnited Kingdomde Havilland CometUnited KingdomDe Havilland DH.104 DoveUnited KingdomDe Havilland DH.114 HeronUnited KingdomDe Havilland DH.84 DragonUnited KingdomDe Havilland DH.89 Dragon RapideUnited KingdomDe Havilland DH.91 AlbatrossUnited KingdomDe Havilland DH.92 DolphinUnited KingdomDe Havilland DH.95 FlamingoUnited KingdomFairey FC1United KingdomHawker Siddeley HS 748United KingdomHawker Siddeley HS.141United KingdomHawker Siddeley TridentUnited KingdomVickers VC10United KingdomVickers ViscountUnited KingdomSources1. Wikipedia: Jet airlinertier 2WikipediaJet airliner, lead section, 1950s turbojet sentenceQuote, Jet airliner, lead section, 1950s turbojet sentenceThe first jetliners, introduced in the 1950s, used the simpler turbojet engine; these were quickly supplanted by designs using turbofans, which are quieter and more fuel-efficient.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.