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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

14th Sep 2014, 23:54

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Comet 1 fatigue problems

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Posted By A30yoyo

Hmmmm....they're still on about cabin...

Hmmmm....they're still on about cabin windows....the point was that ALL the cut-outs in the pressure cabin had to be re-evaluated , redesigned and produced in thicker more fatigue resistant alloys...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

14th Sep 2014, 18:32

Replies: 44

Comet 1 fatigue problems

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Posted By A30yoyo

I've retitled the thread to cover discussion of...

I've retitled the thread to cover discussion of all the Comet I losses.
I know that De Havilland re-profiled the Comet wing leading edge to improve take-off characteristics, but what was the exact...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

14th Sep 2014, 13:54

Replies: 44

Comet 1 fatigue problems

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Posted By A30yoyo

In addition to the Comet project being at the...

In addition to the Comet project being at the painful end of the learning curve for pressurized fuselage design didn't it also bring about the formalization of take-off procedures for jet airliners...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

11th Sep 2014, 16:59

Replies: 44

Comet 1 fatigue problems

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Posted By A30yoyo

Well here's another slightly unlikely websource...

Well here's another slightly unlikely websource on the Comet 1 fatigue problems...seems to know something about it.
http://www.visit-gloucestershire.co.uk/boards/topic/62-de-havilland-106-comet/

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

10th Sep 2014, 11:06

Replies: 44

Comet 1 fatigue problems

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Posted By A30yoyo

Comet 1 accidents

Were cracks emanating from the ADF aperture in the Comet 1 forward roof the common cause in all the fatigue related crashes. Did the Farnborough tank specimen fail there too ,or at a different...

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