Classic Jets

[eno]

... and classic liveries. All courtesy of David Maltby.

The De Havilland Comet.


The BAC1-11.


The Hawker Siddeley Trident.


The Vickers VC-10. In my opinion one of the most elegant airliners that has ever flown.


enjoy
eno

[ozzy72]

A nice selection there Eno

[Mr.Ray_Ban]

hey Eno, in my opinion you

[Jared]

Sweet! Beautiful pictures!

[lemoncat]

stunning airliner eno lovely shots mr maltby did a top job indeed

[Ben_M_K]

Awsome shots! Its nice to see them oldies.

[jordonj]

Nice shots.  Say, was it the DeHallivand comet that kept breaking apart in the air?  2 planes were lost that way, making them ground the fleet and test them...both in the air and underwater.  The tests revealed that stress points were developing at the corners of the windows...which is why modern windows are oval.  Look at the windows of older planes then of newer planes...notice the difference?

Just an interesting fact (and me shooting off my mouth...);D

[eno]

[quote]Nice shots.

[atotti2000]

yeah, the windows were rounded because it was the first Trans-atlantic jet. It travelled so fast the square windows started to crack

[C]

yeah, the windows were rounded because it was the first Trans-atlantic jet. It travelled so fast the square windows started to crack

The window in question was on the top of the fuselage I think. No one can ever apportion any of the blame for this on the designers at De Havillands because it was new technology, and quite simply, no one would have had the experience with a pressurised aircraft to predict the problem.

Charlie

[Georf]

How fast do thos jets go? * In the real world*

[C]

How fast do thos jets go? * In the real world*

Very roughly, the Comet 4 had a crusing speed of 500mph, which is about 450kts/M0.65 at a ceiling of just over 40,000ft

Charlie

[Hagar]

Very nice indeed Eno. This brings back a lot of fond menmories.

The window in question was on the top of the fuselage I think. No one can ever apportion any of the blame for this on the designers at De Havillands because it was new technology, and quite simply, no one would have had the experience with a pressurised aircraft to predict the problem.

Charlie

If my memory serves me right the problem was with the main passenger windows. Some people did indeed blame the DH designers for ignoring the basic principles of engineering in favour of passenger comfort. The large rectangular windows were a major selling point but if they'd used large cirular shaped windows as on the Viscount it's possible those disasters wouldn't have happened.