The de Havilland Comet is a British jet airliner that entered service in 1952 as the world's first commercial jet airliner. Early Comets suffered a series of fatal structural failures traced to metal fatigue around window cutouts, a finding that reshaped aircraft engineering and certification standards worldwide even as a redesigned Comet later returned to service.
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SignificanceThe world's first commercial jet airliner; its early structural failures reshaped aircraft design and accident investigation practices. 1 Manufacturer or Builder Connections
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The Comet was the first commercial jet airliner; the 707 succeeded it as the dominant jet airliner from 1958.
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1. Wikipedia: de Havilland Comet
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The inquiries into the accidents that plagued the Comet 1 were perhaps some of the most extensive and revolutionary that have ever taken place.
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On 2 May 1952, as part of BOAC's route-proving trials, G-ALYP took off on the world's first jetliner flight with fare-paying passengers.
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The de Havilland DH.106 Comet is a four-engine narrow body aircraft developed and manufactured by de Havilland in the United Kingdom.
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a British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) de Havilland Comet 4 powered by four Avons made the first scheduled transatlantic crossing by a jet airliner
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