The First Jet Passenger Plane
What was the cause of the de Havilland Comet crashes and what was the resolution to this problem?
Expert Answer
The de Havilland comet was the first commercial jet airline came into service in 1952. The first flight was from London to Johannesburg with passenger. It was design to fly in high altitude but unfortunately within year it crashed two of its plane.
Square windows led to cracking of the fuselage, due to stress at the corners. The reason was steel frame was broken in mid air and all this happened only because of its design
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