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Why airplane windows are round, not square — the 1954 disasters that killed 56 people and changed aviation forever
The de Havilland Comet was the world’s first commercial jet airliner — a 1949 British marvel that promised faster, higher, more comfortable air travel. Then in early 1954, two of them broke apart in ...
From the early Greek legends of the winged horse Pegasus (7th century BCE), and the wax wings of Icarus, man has dreamt of flying. The progression of flight has been painfully slow, however. The ...
The de Havilland Comet, the world’s first passenger jet, made its commercial debut 70 years ago. We look at how Flight reported the event and subsequent developments, and regarded the significance of ...
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