De Havilland Comet
1949 airliner family
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Summary
De Havilland Comet is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,830 views/month, #12 of 1,568).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: British European Airways[3], Middle East Airlines - Air Liban[4], Olympic Airways[5], Royal Air Force[6], Kuwait Airways[7], Channel Airways[8], Canadian Pacific Air Lines[9], Dan-Air[10]
- Manufacturer: de Havilland Aircraft Company[11]
- Subclass of: airplane with 4 jet engines[12], land-based airliner monoplane[13], airliner[14]
- Commons category: De Havilland DH.106 Comet[15]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[16]
- First flight: July 27, 1949[17]
- Service entry: May 2, 1952[18]
- Service retirement: March 14, 1997[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:De Havilland Comet[20]
- Total produced: 114[21]
- Native label: De Havilland Comet[22]
- Length: 34 m[23]
- Height: 9 m[24]
- Wingspan: 35 m[25]
- Vehicle range: 5190 km[26]
- Wing area: 197 m²[27]
Why It Matters
De Havilland Comet has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]