IPMS Nederland - Walk around - De Havilland DH.88 Comet

dh 88 comet de Havilland DH.88 Comet G-ACSP replica at Essendon, VIC in July 1990 (the late Michael Madden) United Kingdom. Two-seat twin-engine racing monoplane. Two 172 kw (230 hp) de Havilland Gipsy Six R six-cylinder in-line air-cooled engines. The story of the de Havilland DH.88 Comet series of racing aircraft is well known and has been told many times..

dh 88 dylan  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.

dh 88  The de Havilland D.H.88 Comet is a twin-engined two-seat racing aircraft produced by the British manufacturer de Havilland Aircraft Company.