de Havilland DH.88 Comet Was Pioneering - PlaneHistoria

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dh 88 comet 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 comet rc The DH.88 Comet, a very different aircraft to the DH.106 Comet that is the subject of this article, was a monoplane designed and constructed for the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race from London to ...

sika 88 tile adhesive The Comet was one of three built especially for the 1934 MacRobertson Trophy Air Race, England to Australia, which it had won with an elapsed time of 70 hours, 54 minutes. De Havilland DH-88 Comet G-ACSS, Australian Anniversary, Blenheim, New Zealand, 20 March 1938 (National Library of New Zealand)