De Havilland Comet

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/De_Havilland_Comet

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew	4–6
gptkbp:engineType	turbojet
gptkbp:fatalAccidents	several early hull losses due to metal fatigue
gptkbp:firstFlight	1949-07-27
gptkbp:height	29 ft 6 in (8.99 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	De Havilland Comet
gptkbp:introduced	1952
gptkbp:length	93 ft (28.35 m)
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:de_Havilland
gptkbp:maximumSpeed	500 mph (800 km/h)
gptkbp:museumDisplay	gptkb:RAF_Museum_Cosford gptkb:National_Museum_of_Flight,_Scotland de Havilland Aircraft Museum
gptkbp:notableEvent	metal fatigue accidents in 1954
gptkbp:notableFor	first commercial jet airliner
gptkbp:numberBuilt	114
gptkbp:primaryUser	gptkb:RAF gptkb:BOAC
gptkbp:range	1,500–3,225 mi (2,400–5,190 km)
gptkbp:redesignedAfter	structural failures
gptkbp:registration	G-ALYP (first prototype)
gptkbp:retired	1997
gptkbp:role	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:seatingCapacity	36–81
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:aircraft gptkb:Hawker_Siddeley_Trident
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:Air_France gptkb:British_European_Airways gptkb:Qantas gptkb:Royal_Air_Force gptkb:Aerolineas_Argentinas gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force gptkb:BOAC gptkb:East_African_Airways gptkb:United_Arab_Airlines gptkb:Middle_East_Airlines gptkb:Mexicana_de_Aviación gptkb:Olympic_Airways gptkb:Canadian_Pacific_Airlines gptkb:Sudan_Airways gptkb:Union_Aeromaritime_de_Transport
gptkbp:variant	gptkb:Comet_1 gptkb:Comet_2 gptkb:Comet_3 gptkb:Comet_4 gptkb:Hawker_Siddeley_Nimrod
gptkbp:wingspan	115 ft (35.05 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Paul_Bonhomme gptkb:British_Aerospace_(BAe)_Broughton gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_aircraft gptkb:Nimrod_MR1 gptkb:Airbus_UK_Broughton
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7