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Spiv wrote:
(snip) No, *this* is balls. April 8 1954 was the last of *three* Comet crashes through the same cause. October 19 1954 was the date of publication of the crash report giving metal fatigue as the cause. July 15, 1954 was the date of the 707 prototype's first flight. The prototype was not the finished article. Also British research on the Comet was ongoing from the first crash. All this went to the USA. The 707 was a better, safer plane than the Comet. End of story. IT was a larger plane Yes. B707 Wingspan 145 feet 9 inches (44.42 m) Length 152 feet 11 inches (46.6 m) Wing Area 3,010 square feet (280 m2) Comet Dimensions [m] Comet 1 Comet 1A Comet 2 Overall length 28.61 28.61 29.53 Wing span 34.98 34.98 34.98 Wing surface [m2] 188.3 188.3 188.3 Actually making it bigger with a thicker skin and oval windows were all (obviously) designed into the 707 *way* before the Comet crashes. with 10 years of the Comet before it to fall back on. No. See actual dates from my previous post. The world's first transatlantic service was by the Comet not the 707. No. See Keith's post. Better plane? The Nimrod, which still fly's today, is a "Comet". Absolutely not. You are in fantasy land if you think the Comet was in any sense 'better' than the 707. It had a truly awful safety record. The perpetuation of the Nimrod has been IMO a financial and military disaster for Britain. And, as Keith points out, military versions of the 707 are still pretty common, certainly more so than the Nimrod. Who else other than us flies the Nimrod? Who else other than UK and commonwealth carriers ever even flew the Comet? How many were built compared to the 707? etc etc... I quite like Jeremy Clarkson, but if watching the occasional bit of TV is the sum of your knowledge about aviation (as it appears), you should maybe go away and read up a bit more before posting here. I worked in aviation. No offence, but that isn't always obvious from the things you post. John |
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