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Old 19th Apr 2018, 13:38
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The film Cone of Silence gives a good insight into the hazards facing early jet airliner operation. The 'Phoenix' (Avro Olympus-Ashton) aircraft flown in the film suffer a number of accidents due to the nosewheel being raised too early - exactly as happened in some early Comet accidents.
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