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Comet! The World's First Jet Airliner by Graham M. Simons (Hardcover, 2013)

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This new volume from the respected and well-regarded Aviation historian and author Graham Simons is sure to appeal to all Aviation enthusiasts, including as it does a wide array of historical sources and archival information drawn together into one consolidated volume the closest to a definitive study of the craft than any produced before. Extensively illustrated throughout, the book features details lifted directly from enquiry and salvage reports, much of which has never been published before and offers a unique insight into the failures and tragedies that blighted the early days of development, laying down lessons that were ultimately to benefit later designs. As part of his research into the book, the author met and interviewed Harry Povey, the De Havilland Production Manager and John Cunningham, the Comet test pilot who would be the first to experience flight at the helms of the iconic craft. Both of these first hand accounts are relayed in the book, adding a deeper sense of authenticity and a more personalised account of proceedings than facts and reports alone are able to achieve. Attention is also paid to the derivative Nimrod design, and the book features an interview that the author conducted with the aircraft commander of the last ever Nimrod operational flight. Interviews of this kind are supplemented by the author's own narrative of proceedings, setting personal experience within historical context and exploring the themes and historical topics that the interviews evoke. SELLING POINTS: . A comprehensive, picture rich history of the iconic craft . Includes myriad first hand accounts and photographic illustrations . Features many previously unpublished materials, acquired as a result of the authors complete access to the sprawling De Havilland archive ILLUSTRATIONS: 150 colour and mono

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Publisher
Pen & Sword Books LTD
ISBN-13
9781781592793
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Product Key Features

Book Title
Comet! the World's First Jet Airliner
Author
Graham M. Simons
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Aircraft
Publication Year
2013
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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276mm
Item Width
215mm

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Graham M. Simons
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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by keitmannin_909 Dec, 2021
A comprehensive book
As with Mr Simmons's other books, it is superbly detailed and illustrated.
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