What it was like to fly aboard the world’s first passenger jet
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Taking to the skies for its first commercial flight in 1952, the de Havilland Comet 1A was a revolution in passenger aviation. With pioneering military jet technology, it flew faster, higher and was more comfortable than the propeller planes that’d come before.
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- The De Havilland Comet 1A was the world's first passenger jet, revolutionizing air travel. 18s
- The aircraft used pioneering jet technology and offered greater speed and comfort than propeller planes. 22s
- A series of fatal crashes, later traced to structural flaws, led to the Comet fleet being grounded. 2m 47s
- Improvements in later models could not restore the Comet's lead, as competitors like Boeing caught up. 3m 17s
- The Comet's legacy includes significant contributions to modern aviation safety standards. 3m 28s