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Re:The de Havilland Comet changed aviation for good by mirimir on Sunday April 09, 2017 @11:18AM (#14072679)
OK, I get it. Thanks :)

They are very cool looking.

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Re:The de Havilland Comet changed aviation for good by int_19h on Sunday April 09, 2017 @05:50PM (#14074541)
FWIW, other turbojet airliners had larger intakes. E.g Tu-104 (which, coincidentally, was propped by Comet's fall, becoming the only jet airliner in service for a couple of years):

http://i.imgur.com/L4KLas2.jpg

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