de Havilland DH.88 Comet - antiqueairshow.com

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dh 88 comet cockpit The DH-88 Comet was designed by A. E. Hagg around the specific requirements of the race; Hagg produced an innovative design in the form of a stressed-skin cantilever monoplane, complete with an enclosed cockpit, retractable undercarriage, landing flaps, and variable-pitch propellers..

dh 88 dylan In Rekordzeit entwickelt und gebaut, konnte die D.H. 88 Comet auf Anhieb das 1934 von dem Australier Sir MacPherson-Robinson ausgeschriebene London/Melbourne Rennen gewinnen. Der ganz in Holzbauweise gefertigte, zweimotorige Tiefdecker gilt als Vorläufer des später so erfolgreichen Mosquito-Schnellbombers.

dh 88 comet 1 72 #2 shows the inner canopy framing which seems to be black. Same as on the restored DH 88 #3 the cockpit sides look dark to me - though not much can be seen. #4 Dave is right - the cowlings are metal of course. So these parts could be aluminium on the inside. There is not much to make out from this picture, but it could be even black as the u/c ...