De Havilland Dh.88 Comet - Aeropedia

dh 88 comet The de Havilland DH.88 Comet, a pioneering aircraft of the 1930s, built specifically to contest in the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race from England to Australia, the Comet was not just a racing aircraft but a harbinger of the potential that lay in long-distance air travel..

bj88 ndhosp  Flight Notes - how to fly the de Havilland DH–88 "Comet" The Comet's entire reason for being was to race. It was specifically designed for the McRobertson race from England to Australia in 1934 and it was a winner, taking first place and fourth place. Remarkably, the aircraft was designed, built, and tested within nine months.

xe dh 88 kiểng  The Comet is a classic of the Golden Age of long distance air racing in the 1930's. The aircraft is well detailed elsewhere, but briefly the creation of the Comet was a response by de Havilland to the prospect of a non-British aircraft winning the 1934 England-Australia air race.