De Havilland Comet (DH.106) Aircraft

De Havilland Comet 1XB, Cosford

Production Details

Design Company:

The de Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd, Hatfield

First Flight:

27 July 1949

Prototypes:

2 - de Havilland Aircraft Co, Hatfield

Comet 1:

19 - de Havilland Aircraft Co, Hatfield

Comet 2:

15 - de Havilland Aircraft Co, Hatfield 1 - de Havilland Aircraft Co, Chester

Comet 3:

1 - de Havilland Aircraft Co, Hatfield

Comet 4:

11 - de Havilland Aircraft Co, Hatfield 16 - de Havilland Aircraft Co, Chester

Comet 4B:

17 - de Havilland Aircraft Co, Hatfield 2 - de Havilland Aircraft Co, Chester

Comet 4C:

7 - de Havilland Aircraft Co, Hatfield 9 - de Havilland Aircraft Co, Chester

Comet C.4:

5 - de Havilland Aircraft Co, Chester

Type Specification

Applies to:

de Havilland Comet 4

Type:

Four engined jet airliner

Wing:

Cantilever low wing monoplane with 20 degree sweepback and two jet engines accomodated in each wing root. All metal two spar structure

Fuselage:

All metal semi monocoque structure of circular section

Tail Unit:

Cantilever all metal structure

Landing Gear:

Retractable tricycle type. Each main unit carries a four wheel bogie retracting outward into wings. Twin wheel nose unit retracts rearward

Power Plant:

Four Rolls-Royce Avon RA29 Mk 524 turbojet engines (10,500 lb st each)

Accommodation:

Flight dech accomodates two pilots, flight engineer and radio-operator / navigator. Seats in main cabin for 60 / 81 passengers

Span:

114 ft 10 in

Length:

111 ft 6 in

Height:

29 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

2,121 sq ft

Operating Empty:

75,400 lb

Max Take Off:

162,000 lb

Mean Cruise:

526 mph

Range:

3,225 miles with 16,800 lb payload

Preserved in British Museums

Comet 1A:

G-ANAV - Science Museum Air Transport Collection, Wroughton Airfield - Nose

Comet 1XB:

G-APAS - Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford Airfield - Display F-BGNX - De Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre, London Colney - Fuselage

Comet 4:

G-APDB - Duxford Aviation Society, Duxford Aerodrome - Display

Comet 4B:

G-APYD - Science Museum Air Transport Collection, Wroughton Airfield - Display

Comet 4C:

G-BDIX - Museum of Flight, East Fortune Aerodrome - Display G-BEEX - North East Aircraft Museum, Sunderland - Nose G-CPDA - Cold War Jets, Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome - Display

Comet C.2(R):

XK695 - De Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre, London Colney - Nose

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