A de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth at Middlezoy ... which supposedly had weak points in the corners, the Comet 1’s windows were in fact rectangular with rounded corners, very similar to those ...

But the de Havilland Comet’s success was short-lived. A fatal design flaw, hidden in plain sight, turned square windows into a deadly weakness. Cracks formed, pressure built, and tragedy followed.

It also had large, square windows — a desirable feature for the ever-expanding jetset. The de Havilland Comet was the world’s first passenger jet, and one of biggest pioneers in aviation.

The de Havilland Comet, introduced in 1949, was more than just an aircraft - it was a game-changer for air travel. In the aftermath of the Second World War, the British government sought to maintain ...

The shape of airplane windows might seem arbitrary ... referred to the UK’s ill-fated de Havilland Comet 1 Aircraft, which experienced a spate of inflight disintegrations between 1953 and ...

Alistair Hodgson, de Havilland museum curator, said: "It is the only remaining Comet with the square windows that caused all the problems. "[It] got a reprieve from going in the test tank because ...

Inside the pressurized cabin, the passengers traveled in relative luxury, with large windows ... been dashed from the grip of De Havilland but, ironically, the Comet is what made the 707 possible.

When the de Havilland Comet flew into the sky in 1949 ... Along each side were large rectangular picture windows to afford passengers unprecedented views of the Earth from a cruising altitude ...

The story of Britain's de Havilland Comet, the world's first jet airliner ... One of the culprits in these early crashes was the square windows in the cabin. The corners of the windows were ...

Another concurred: "The Comet was a beautiful design, but such a horrible fate due to those windows." Indeed, as per The Museum of Flight, two de Havilland Comets suffered accidents resulting in ...