I do think that regardless of politics, a social place should be safe. At least for our children, it's up to us. On 1/1/25 I will delete this account. It's been wonderful to know each one of you! And thanks for everything you did for me 🙏 See you all maybe on Bluesky 🛩️

The Comet 4 enabled BOAC to inaugurate the first regular jet-powered transatlantic services on 4 October 1958 between London and New York (albeit still requiring a fuel stop at Gander International Airport, Newfoundland, on westward North Atlantic crossings).

The last week of Sep '58 had some interesting facts about the C "4". Received its Certificate of Airworthiness on 24/9; then delivered to BOAC: 2 Cs 48-seat to initiate 1st scheduled transatlantic services. 66 yrs ago the World had finally its "tool" to cross the Atlantic.

September has two interesting facts about the Comet, here they are: - In 1952 G-ALYZ, began flying carrying cargo along South American routes simulating pax schedules - In 1958 Comet 3B flew at the Farnborough air show (testbed for the 4B for short operating routes)

The 1st production Comet 2 (G-AMXA) flew on 27/8/53: 12 were ordered by BOAC for the South Atlantic route. It performed well on test flights but their range was still not suitable for the North Atlantic. All but 4 were allocated to the RAF with deliveries beginning in 1955.

The 27th of July has a kind of magic in its date: - 1882 was born Sir Geoffrey de Havilland - 1917 was born CBE John Cunningham - 1949 Comet 1 prototype first flight (G-5-1) - 1950 Comet 1 protptype first flight (G-5-2) These 4 "facts" changed aviation industry forever.

Captain Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, OM, CBE, AFC,RDI, FRAeS (27/7/1882 – 21/5/1965) was an English aviation pioneer and aerospace engineer. His company produced the Mosquito, the most versatile warplane ever built, and his Comet was the first jet airliner to go into production.

An aMayzing Happy Bday to the DH Museum and all the lovely People who keep it alive 🎁🪅🪄🎈🎊🎉 First aviation museum in Britain, when it opened to the public on 15/5/59, just 18 yrs after the Mosquito Night Fighter W4052 had been flown out of adjacent fields by Geoffrey DH Jnr.

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 and inaugurated scheduled service from London to Johannesburg.

Good morning | Bonjour | Guten morgen | Buen día 👋👋 Just a quick note in history about April. 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.

It's true that the first Comet 4B variant flew on 27 June 1959, so not related to this month. But less than a year after, BEA began Tel Aviv to London-Heathrow services on 1 April 1960. With the 4B that was meant to be a version of the Comet for shorter routes.

Many records are owned by the de Havilland Comet. One of those is linked the the prototype Comet 1, that on 16th of March 1950, during trials, covered London to Rome at an average speed of 447mph. Then returned back to London at even an higher average speed of 453mph.

On 14 March 1997 a Comet 4C serial XS235 (named Canopus), 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.

Development w/ the C3 allowed accelerated certification of the C4. Based on the C3 but w/ improved fuel capacity. BOAC ordered 19 C4s in March '55, while american Capital Airlines 14 in July '56. But financial problems and takeover by United Airlines stopped the project.

Happy birthday, wherever he is now, to Ronald Eric Bishop CBE FRAeS (27/2/03 – 11/6/89), was a British engineer who was the chief designer of the de Havilland Mosquito, one of the most famous aircraft of the WW2. He also designed the de Havilland Comet jetliner of 1949.

The 1st pressurised flight of Comet 1 prototype (G-ALGV) happened in February 1950. It accomplished a Cabin-altitude environment of 8,000 ft (2.438 mt above sea level, still breath-able) while the plane was instead at 40,000 ft (12.192 mt asl).

Back in history: "The committee accepted the proposal, calling it the "Type IV" (of 5), and awarded a development/production contract to De Havilland under the designation Type 106 in Feb '45. DH had to undertake the design and development of both the airframe and the engines.

65 yrs ago, De Havilland began to deliver Comets 4 to BOAC starting on 30 September 1958: initially a set of two 48-seat aircrafts (G-APDB and G-APDC). Just few days later the 1st scheduled transatlantic service between UK and USA was reality.

70 years ago the first production Comet 2 aircraft (G-AMXA) flew today, on 27 August 1953. The cockpit is still enjoyable today, if you happen to land at the Al Mahatta Aviation Museum: technically was the first Jet Airliner to land at Sharjah (last picture).

John de Havilland (17/10/1918 – 23/08/1943) was a British test pilot. During a test flight of a Mosquito MkVI, he collided in the vicinity of St Albans with another Mosquito Mark VI flown by pilot George Gibbins. Both aircraft disintegrated in the air.