Spiv wrote:
"David Thornley" wrote in message
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In article ,
Dave Holford wrote:

Spiv wrote:

Most of the bomber experience was transferred over to the 707. The

wings

are virtually the same angle and shape. In reality Uncle Sam paid the

lions

share of the 707s development.

Maybe DeHavilland should have transferred their extensive experience
with their highly successfull bomber - the Mosquito - to the Comet
project; then they might have had a winner?


Unless the Comet was made of wood, then it would have been dynamite.


Would have had problems with humidity on some of the stops on the London
Joburg run!

Remember that the Mosquito was used for passenger service in WWII,
probably being the fastest "airliner" of the time. It was, of course,
in a limited market niche....


In 1942, the US and the UK split some aircraft development with the USA
concentrating on transports. This put the UK back after WW2. Despite this
they still came up with the Comet, the world's first jet airliner, soon
after.

Which literally was dynamite. As it tended to blow up regularly.

John