BOAC never flew the Comet IVB. They flew the Comet IV and introduced the aircraft in 1958. If course, they also introduced the Comet I, but they were grounded after explosive decompressions caused destruction of two aircraft will all on board lost. It was NOT the size of the windows, but the shape. Their corners were too square, and a weakness developed. The Comet IV had oval windows, and reinforced stringers in the fuselage construction to prevent the metal fatigue problems of the Comet I.
BOAC never flew the Comet IV. They flew the Comet IV, and introduced the aircraft in 1958. If course, they also introduced the Comet I, but they were grounded after explosive decompressions caused destruction of two aircraft will all on board lost. It was NOT the size of the windows, but the shape. Their corners were too square, and a weakness developed. The Comet IV had oval windows, and reinforced stringers in the fuselage construction to prevent the metal fatigue problems of the Comet I.
The saddest part of the History of the Comet was, the size of the Passenger's Windows were too large, which caused the fusilage to crush upon landings, hence the internal pressurizing devices could not maintain equal pressures during descending.
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chicagoman58 5 months ago
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BOAC never flew the Comet IVB. They flew the Comet IV and introduced the aircraft in 1958. If course, they also introduced the Comet I, but they were grounded after explosive decompressions caused destruction of two aircraft will all on board lost. It was NOT the size of the windows, but the shape. Their corners were too square, and a weakness developed. The Comet IV had oval windows, and reinforced stringers in the fuselage construction to prevent the metal fatigue problems of the Comet I.
mileswrich 1 year ago
BOAC never flew the Comet IV. They flew the Comet IV, and introduced the aircraft in 1958. If course, they also introduced the Comet I, but they were grounded after explosive decompressions caused destruction of two aircraft will all on board lost. It was NOT the size of the windows, but the shape. Their corners were too square, and a weakness developed. The Comet IV had oval windows, and reinforced stringers in the fuselage construction to prevent the metal fatigue problems of the Comet I.
mileswrich 1 year ago
The saddest part of the History of the Comet was, the size of the Passenger's Windows were too large, which caused the fusilage to crush upon landings, hence the internal pressurizing devices could not maintain equal pressures during descending.
Otherwise, the Comet was a marvelous aircraft.
poitrenaud 1 year ago