The tendency to pitch up violently, or enter an uncontrollable dive at the stall led to pilots flying the approach into ...

When the De Havilland Comet launched in 1952, it was sleek, fast, and years ahead of its time. Britain proudly unveiled the first jet airliner, proving that piston prop planes were finished and the ...

I got up close to the legendary de Havilland Comet – the world’s first commercial jet airliner – and experienced the thunder of its old-school Rolls-Royce Avon engines. In this video, I dive into the ...