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to refuel, they arrived at
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section. This was not thick enough to contain spars of sufficient depth to carry the flight loads, so the wing skin had to carry most of the loading in a "stressed-skin" construction. However, the complex curves required for aerodynamic efficiency could not be manufactured using plywood. Hagg, who
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pump, and in flight they were repositioned automatically to coarse (high-speed) pitch via a pressure sensor. A drawback was that the propellers could not be reset to fine pitch except on the ground. Other changes included the installation of a large landing light fitted in the nose, and a higher
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in a cockpit set aft of the wing. Although dual flight controls were fitted, only the forward position had a full set of flight instruments. The rear crew member could also see many of the pilot's instruments by craning sideways while seated. The cockpit was set low in order to reduce drag and
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British aircraft to incorporate in one airframe all the elements of the modern high speed aircraft -
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eventually won the race. Another two Comets were built after the race. The Comet established many aviation records, both during the race and afterwards, and also took part in further races. Three were bought and evaluated by national governments, typically as
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Portugal after being lost for more than 40 years. It was brought back to the UK and re-registered once again as G-ACSP. As of 2020 restoration continues by the Comet Racer Project Group at the Amy Johnson Comet Restoration Centre,
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government's acquisition of F-ANPY (see above), they ordered a fourth Comet, F-ANPZ, with a mail compartment in the nose. It was later taken on charge by the French Air Force before being destroyed in a hangar fire at
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record. They made two unsuccessful attempts to depart, returning after the first when their landing gear failed to retract, and after the second on discovering that they had the wrong map. They finally left
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was commissioned to create a 9 feet (2.7 m) carved column in its car park, which was erected in 1936. On its top is mounted a famous model of the Comet, currently in the livery of
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and fitted with Gipsy Six series II engines and a castoring tailwheel. In this form it made several race and record attempts under various names. It claimed fourth place in the 1937
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stages of the race and set off the next day to carry it back to Britain. Their return time of 13 days 6 hr 43 min set a new record for a flight from Australia and back..
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were initially fitted. During testing, the propeller blade roots were found to interfere unacceptably with the airflow into the engine. Instead, a French two-position
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would be built and sold for ÂŁ5,000 each, . This price was estimated as being half of the cost of manufacture. Three orders were received by the deadline; one from
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retracted backwards into the engine nacelles and was operated manually, requiring 14 turns of a large handwheel located on the right hand side of the cockpit.
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the next month. Later in the same year it lowered the out-and-home record to the Cape to 15 days 17 hours. In March 1938,
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but had to pull out at the last minute due to ill health and instead engaged Owen Cathcart Jones to take his place.
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Ricco, Philippe. "La Comète en France, Part 2: The Burden of Proof".
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2725:, Vol. 16, No. 5. May 1988. pp. 279–283. ISSN 0143-7240.
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The fuselage was built principally from plywood over spruce
2794:, Volume 26, No. 1348, 25 October 1934, pp. 1110–1117.
2652:, Volume 26, No. 1343, 20 September 1934, pp. 968–972.
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2630:", De Havilland Aircraft Museum. (Retrieved 15 July 2019).
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The fifth and last Comet, registered G-ADEF and named
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Lopes, Mario Canoniga (April–July 1980). "Talkback".
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2513:Comet Racer Project Group, Retrieved: 15 May 2017.
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1953:Aircraft in fiction#de Havilland DH.88 Comet
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2766:. London, Faber & Faber, 1960.
2217:"60,000 Spectators at the Start".
1573:, it was put on show for the 1951
581:, a newly established airfield in
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2786:"The Story of the Australia Race"
2706:DH88: deHavilland's Racing Comets
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1222:Hugh Buckingham and Martin Sharp
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92:One airworthy; one in restoration
2657:De Havilland Aircraft Since 1909
2155:20 September 1934, pp. 968, 971.
1753:De Havilland Aircraft since 1909
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179:Background: The Great Air Race
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2708:. Shrewsbury, Airlife, 1988.
2628:De Havilland DH88 Comet Racer
2016:
1869:19,000 ft (5,800 m)
1814:5,550 lb (2,517 kg)
1808:2,930 lb (1,329 kg)
1393:Breaking its previous record
757:Darwin leg so they landed at
128:de Havilland Aircraft Company
4332:Aircraft first flown in 1934
4317:1930s British sport aircraft
3829:DH.113 Vampire Night Fighter
2807:, Aircraft Sound Recordings.
2604:, Philip Wilson 2011, p. 18.
2433:, January 1983, Pages 44–47.
2021:
1942:De Havilland Aircraft Museum
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922:for a projected flight from
463:strips within the aileron's
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2692:. No. 12. p. 47.
2577:Some Milestones in Aviation
2429:Paul Badre, "Les Cometes",
2260:, November 2011. pp. 16–19.
2248:"Restoration: Black Magic."
1958:
1597:, under restoration in 2016
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2566:, Hutchinson, 1953, p. 87.
2564:The Shape of the Aeroplane
2522:Jackson 1987, pp. 360–361.
2478:, Retrieved: 15 July 2019.
2463:(retrieved 10 August 2020)
2459:Comet Racer Project Group
2293:Jackson 1987, pp. 357–358.
2258:Light Aviation Association
2143:20 September 1934, p. 971.
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2551:Flight Today and Tomorrow
2336:"Clouston's fine flight."
2317:25 October 1934, p. 1117.
2305:25 October 1934, p. 1114.
2284:25 October 1934, p. 1116.
2175:Flight Today and Tomorrow
1110:England–Australia–England
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2386:Lewis 1970, pp. 277–278.
2272:Lewis 1970, pp. 269–270.
1996:
1822:de Havilland Gipsy Six R
1639:Croydon Aircraft Company
124:de Havilland DH.88 Comet
2509:6 December 2017 at the
2253:7 February 2022 at the
2164:Ogilvy 1988, pp. 17–18.
1787:10 ft (3.0 m)
1775:29 ft (8.8 m)
1760:General characteristics
1729:Shuttleworth Collection
1643:Old Mandeville Airfield
1579:Shuttleworth Collection
694:to fly it in the race.
410:Shuttleworth Collection
45:Shuttleworth Collection
4183:DH.115 Vampire Trainer
2085:, 18 Jan 1934, p. 59.
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2113:Ogilvy 1988, p. 155.
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3991:DH.89 Dragon Rapide
2562:James Hay Stevens,
2540:Taylor 1979, p. 55.
2487:Williams, Bronwyn.
2395:Lewis 1970, p. 280.
2326:Lewis 1970, p. 272.
2234:Taylor 1979, p. 54.
2207:Lewis 1970, p. 270.
2195:Ogilvy 1988, p. 24.
2186:Ogilvy 1988, p. 20.
2131:Ogilvy 1988, p. 22.
2073:Ogilvy 1988, p. 19.
2064:Ogilvy 1988, p. 16.
2034:Lewis 1970, p. 257.
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1244:Cité d'Angoulême IV
1148:Maurice Franchhomme
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3606:Giant Moth (DH.61)
3601:Giant Moth (DH.50)
2762:Sharp, C. Martin;
2588:Nikolaus Pevsner;
2494:, 26 October 2011.
2368:Ricco 2010, p. 34.
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2748:Aeroplane Monthly
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2615:Aeroplane Monthly
2431:Aeroplane Monthly
1932:Half a World Away
1900:featuring G-ACSS
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1075:11,000 mi
1073:
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1064:C. W. A. Scott
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986:
965:in June 1940.
952:Following the
949:
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928:Rio de Janeiro
842:A. E. Clouston
778:
777:After the race
775:
738:
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688:C. W. A. Scott
680:Arthur Edwards
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4041:DH.114 Heron
4036:DH.106 Comet
4031:DH.104 Devon
3981:DH.84 Dragon
3880:DH.11 Oxford
3875:DH.10 Amiens
3870:DH.9A Ninack
3819:DH.112 Venom
3691:Moth Trainer
3661:Menasco Moth
3651:Leopard Moth
3646:Humming Bird
3515:
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2877:Biplane No.2
2872:Biplane No.1
2860:de Havilland
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1186:Carlos Bleck
1035:Amy Mollison
1031:Jim Mollison
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948:Other Comets
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110:First flight
97:Number built
71:de Havilland
66:Manufacturer
40:
22:
4214:DH.88 Comet
4026:DH.104 Dove
3890:DH.27 Derby
3885:DH.14 Okapi
3641:Hornet Moth
3621:Hermes Moth
3511:Comet (jet)
3506:Cirrus Moth
2492:stuff.co.nz
2461:latest news
1928:Black Magic
1836:Performance
1828:Propellers:
1818:Powerplant:
1650:Black Magic
1612:Black Magic
1595:Black Magic
1334:Jean Mermoz
1289:Jean Mermoz
1270:205 mi
1250:5 July 1935
1234:205 mi
1162:882 mi
1049:During the
916:Black Magic
858:Black Magic
850:New Zealand
727:Charleville
622:Black Magic
611:Black Magic
587:Black Magic
547:hydromatic
467:. Both the
453:split flaps
414:Gipsy Six R
359:Amy Johnson
281:Charleville
174:Development
160:mail planes
28:DH.88 Comet
4301:Categories
4148:DH.60 Moth
4082:DH.60 Moth
3686:Moth Minor
3681:Moth Major
3666:Metal Moth
3611:Gipsy Moth
3596:Genet Moth
2017:References
1791:Wing area:
1652:at Derby.
1583:Old Warden
1302:Casablanca
1266:Le Bourget
1230:Le Bourget
1144:Ken Waller
1106:Ken Waller
970:Boomerang,
896:and Paris—
894:Casablanca
886:Le Bourget
838:King's Cup
822:Essex Aero
795:The Orphan
771:Australian
751:Ken Waller
605:biplanes.
603:Fairey Fox
599:Boeing 247
579:Mildenhall
391:cantilever
387:A. E. Hagg
201:Mildenhall
82:A. E. Hagg
4173:DH.93 Don
3909:Passenger
3731:Sea Venom
3726:Sea Vixen
3721:Queen Bee
3716:Puss Moth
3631:Highclere
3616:Hawk Moth
3566:Dragonfly
3546:Doncaster
3491:Albatross
2862:numerical
2781:0143-5450
2757:0143-7240
2740:0143-7240
2731:Aeroplane
2698:0143-5450
2219:The Times
2022:Citations
1985:– (
1973:– (
1779:Wingspan:
1750:Data from
1656:Operators
1641:based at
1539:140 hr 12
1498:104 hr 20
1364:July 1937
1338:Léo Gimié
1293:Léo Gimié
1159:–Brussels
1118:13 days 6
974:Cape Town
912:in 1940.
767:Melbourne
719:Timor Sea
708:Singapore
647:Allahabad
645:p.m. for
555:actuated
530:Gipsy Six
517:longerons
493:lifeboats
473:elevators
446:aluminium
442:magnesium
430:Gipsy Six
335:monoplane
328:Melbourne
297:Melbourne
249:Singapore
233:Allahabad
140:Australia
134:from the
4136:Trainers
3772:Fighters
3671:Mosquito
3586:Fox Moth
3581:Flamingo
3576:Hercules
3501:Canberra
2864:sequence
2853:aircraft
2507:Archived
2251:Archived
1959:See also
1694:Portugal
1463:57 hr 23
1432:Burberry
1315:15 hr 41
1167:44 hr 40
1153:Brussels
1080:70 hr 55
1039:England–
1013:Distance
1004:Aircraft
920:Portugal
870:Brussels
830:Damascus
651:Jabalpur
77:Designer
3843:Bombers
3765:By role
3751:Vampire
3746:Trident
3591:Gazelle
3571:Express
3536:Dominie
3531:Dolphin
3484:By name
2354:Flight,
2339:Flight,
1798:Airfoil
1785:Height:
1773:Length:
1603:Salazar
1601:CS-AAJ
1593:G-ACSP
1565:in 2011
1561:G-ACSS
1421:45 hr 2
1386:5 hr 27
1375:London–
1353:8 hr 38
1347:Algiers
1262:Croydon
1226:Croydon
1205:6 hr 30
1194:London–
1041:Karachi
933:Salazar
906:Étampes
898:Algiers
882:Croydon
876:in the
759:Batavia
661:G-ACSS
630:Karachi
626:Baghdad
609:G-ACSP
583:Suffolk
561:bicycle
217:Baghdad
105:History
39:G-ACSS
4239:Drones
4192:Racers
4060:Sports
4051:DH.125
3834:DH.116
3711:Oxford
3701:Ninack
3696:M'pala
3656:Mantis
3636:Hornet
3556:Dragon
3496:Amiens
3475:DH.126
3470:DH.125
3465:DH.123
3460:DH.122
3455:DH.121
3450:DH.120
3445:DH.119
3440:DH.118
3435:DH.116
3430:DH.115
3425:DH.114
3420:DH.113
3415:DH.112
3410:DH.110
3405:DH.108
3400:DH.106
3395:DH.105
3390:DH.104
3385:DH.103
3380:DH.102
3375:DH.101
3370:DH.100
2791:Flight
2779:
2755:
2738:
2712:
2696:
2678:
2663:
2649:Flight
2415:Avions
2315:Flight
2303:Flight
2282:Flight
2153:Flight
2141:Flight
2083:Flight
2049:Flight
1975:France
1948:, UK.
1861:Range:
1802:RAF 34
1713:
1691:
1670:France
1667:
1577:. The
1541:
1519:G-ACSS
1505:Named
1500:
1478:G-ACSS
1465:
1443:G-ACSS
1428:Named
1423:
1401:G-ACSS
1388:
1377:Lisbon
1367:CS-AAJ
1355:
1330:F-ANPY
1317:
1285:F-ANPY
1275:50 min
1253:F-ANPZ
1242:named
1239:56 min
1219:F-ANPY
1207:
1196:Lisbon
1182:CS-AAJ
1169:
1140:G-ACSR
1124:
1120:
1098:G-ACSR
1082:
1060:G-ACSS
1027:G-ACSP
1019:Notes
963:France
959:Istres
954:French
942:Lisbon
924:Lisbon
910:France
826:Istres
801:photo.
799:Flight
737:G-ACSR
715:Darwin
699:Kirkuk
655:piston
643:
634:
618:
557:Ratier
525:tandem
497:spruce
469:rudder
434:stress
265:Darwin
168:G-ACSP
164:G-ACSS
89:Status
4286:T.K.5
4281:T.K.4
4276:T.K.3
4271:T.K.2
4266:T.K.1
4204:DH.9R
4199:DH.4R
4067:DH.51
4021:DH.96
3951:DH.34
3946:DH.32
3936:DH.18
3931:DH.16
3926:DH.9C
3921:DH.9B
3916:DH.4A
3794:DH.77
3756:Venom
3706:Okapi
3626:Heron
3526:Devon
3521:Derby
3516:Comet
3365:DH.99
3360:DH.98
3355:DH.97
3350:DH.96
3345:DH.95
3340:DH.94
3335:DH.93
3330:DH.92
3325:DH.91
3320:DH.90
3315:DH.89
3310:DH.88
3305:DH.87
3300:DH.86
3295:DH.85
3290:DH.84
3285:DH.83
3280:DH.82
3275:DH.81
3270:DH.80
3265:DH.79
3260:DH.78
3255:DH.77
3250:DH.76
3245:DH.75
3240:DH.74
3235:DH.73
3230:DH.72
3225:DH.71
3220:DH.70
3215:DH.69
3210:DH.68
3205:DH.67
3200:DH.66
3195:DH.65
3190:DH.64
3185:DH.63
3180:DH.62
3175:DH.61
3170:DH.60
3165:DH.59
3160:DH.58
3155:DH.57
3150:DH.56
3145:DH.55
3140:DH.54
3135:DH.53
3130:DH.52
3125:DH.51
3120:DH.50
3115:DH.49
3110:DH.48
3105:DH.47
3100:DH.46
3095:DH.45
3090:DH.44
3085:DH.43
3080:DH.42
3075:DH.41
3070:DH.40
3065:DH.39
3060:DH.38
3055:DH.37
3050:DH.36
3045:DH.35
3040:DH.34
3035:DH.33
3030:DH.32
3025:DH.31
3020:DH.30
3015:DH.29
3010:DH.28
3005:DH.27
3000:DH.26
2995:DH.25
2990:DH.24
2985:DH.23
2980:DH.22
2975:DH.21
2970:DH.20
2965:DH.19
2960:DH.18
2955:DH.17
2950:DH.16
2945:DH.15
2940:DH.14
2935:DH.12
2930:DH.11
2925:DH.10
2920:DH.9C
2916:DH.9A
2851:Airco
1997:Notes
1767:Crew:
1343:Paris
1306:Dakar
1298:Paris
1122:hr 43
1010:Route
1001:Date
982:Sudan
978:Cairo
890:Paris
834:Paris
638:India
484:RAF34
449:alloy
399:flaps
383:DH.71
351:Comet
4143:DH.6
3860:DH.4
3855:DH.3
3850:DH.1
3789:DH.5
3784:DH.2
3779:DH.1
3676:Moth
3551:Dove
2912:DH.9
2907:DH.6
2902:DH.5
2897:DH.4
2892:DH.3
2887:DH.2
2882:DH.1
2849:and
2777:ISSN
2753:ISSN
2736:ISSN
2710:ISBN
2694:ISSN
2676:ISBN
2661:ISBN
1926:and
1820:2 Ă—
1525:and
1484:and
1449:and
1430:The
1407:and
1336:and
1291:and
1188:and
1146:and
1104:and
1066:and
1033:and
1016:Time
1007:Crew
844:and
702:the
690:and
641:9:05
597:and
521:trim
471:and
461:lead
397:and
166:and
122:The
115:1934
57:Type
3541:Don
2788:,
1769:Two
1626:in
1581:at
1543:min
1502:min
1467:min
1425:min
1390:min
1357:min
1319:min
1209:min
1171:min
1126:min
1084:min
961:in
926:to
908:in
872:to
745:by
138:to
4303::
2918:/
2914:/
2646:,
2446:,
2422:^
2400:^
2361:^
2265:^
2239:^
2227:^
2200:^
2093:^
2057:^
2046:.
1955:.
1944:,
1919:.
1896:A
1634:.
1614:.
1511:.
1435:.
761:,
369:.
330:.
142:.
2839:e
2832:t
2825:v
2759:.
2742:.
2716:.
2700:.
2682:.
2667:.
2626:"
1989:)
1977:)
1800::
1755:,
1345:–
1304:–
1300:–
1264:–
1228:–
1155:–
892:–
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