Originally Posted by
chevvron
I suppose the B47 was the first 'big jet' produced by Boeing; first flew 17 Dec 1947. Comet first flight was 27 Jul 1949. Not quite 10 years eh?
Was the B47 not a military bomber, whereas the Comet 1, Comet 4 and 727 were passenger airliners (De Havilland had built their first military jet in 1943).