Re:The de Havilland Comet changed aviation for good
by rjsw on Sunday April 09, 2017 @01:53PM
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I thought the consensus was that the construction of the carriers had gone really well.
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Re:The de Havilland Comet changed aviation for good
by gaius on Sunday April 09, 2017 @02:01PM
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They were supposed to have finished their sea trials by now.
Also they were supposed to be convertible to cats & traps at the drop of a hat, which would have allowed the UK to procure a non-BAe fighter to fly off them, couldn't have that...