Nearly 7,000 of these twin-engine craft were built during the war. During much of the war, the Mosquito was the fastest airplane on either side. There were plenty of woodworkers in England, which made them easy to construct. Drawing on this experience, the company proceeded to use plywood in crafting one of the outstanding aircraft of World War II: the Mosquito. De Havilland used the same construction in an early four-engine airliner, the Albatross, which flew in 1937. In an era when boxy biplanes still were common, the Comet showed a highly streamlined form that foreshadowed the speedy fighter aircraft of a decade later.Īll-aluminum designs had not yet become standard, and the Comet was built with plywood. In 1934, De Havilland's Comet Racer won an air race that ran halfway around the world, from London to Melbourne, Australia. They served as private planes, trainers, and light airliners. These included the Gipsy Moth that used Halford's Gipsy engine, the Giant Moth, Hawk Moth, Puss Moth, Swallow Moth, Tiger Moth, Fox Moth, Leopard Moth, and Hornet Moth. The first such airplane flew in 1925, ushering in a line that stayed in production through World War II. Its motors powered De Havilland's highly successful Moth family of aircraft. The company then set up a strong in-house engine division. His longtime friend, the engine designer Frank Halford, modified a French motor and came up with one that was lighter in weight and simpler in design. Good aircraft need good engines, and De Havilland was dissatisfied with those that were available. Incorporated in September 1920, it overhauled existing planes while constructing a small number of new designs for the Air Ministry and for newly formed airlines. With Airco now in his hands, he renamed it the De Havilland Aircraft Company. The assets of Airco plunged in value, and de Havilland bought the company. They remained in service through the 1920s.Īfter 1918, the end of the war brought a sharp falloff in demand for new aircraft. In 1917, when the United States entered the war, officials in Washington selected it for production and built nearly 5,000 of them. Highly maneuverable and with a top speed of 143 miles per hour (230 kilometers per hour), it could outfly most fighters.
There he achieved his first major success: the DH-4, a two-seat bomber that first flew in August 1916. In 1914, only a month before the outbreak of World War I, he transferred to private industry and became chief designer at the Aircraft Manufacturing Company (Airco). It passed acceptance tests and became the first such craft to be purchased by the British government.ĭe Havilland joined His Majesty's Balloon Factory in Farnborough in 1910 and set to work designing new airplanes. While its wing broke on takeoff, a second airplane in 1910 was far more successful. De Havilland proceeded to build an engine, while Frank Hearle, the brother of his fiancée, helped to construct the aircraft. Fortunately, he had a wealthy grandfather, and he invested £1000 with young de Havilland for the design and construction of his first airplane.Īviation then was much in the news. He had a strong and enthusiastic interest in flying machines, but he was working in London as a draftsman, a job that did not allow him to express his enthusiasm for airplanes. Geoffrey de Havilland, born in 1882, was in his late twenties in 1909. Once received and verified by our staff that the product is in the same state in which it was sent, the amount will be refunded according to the payment method made by the customer.Īny refund will be deducted in a deduction in the amount of 8% for reception, inspection and demerit costs.The De Havilland Comet was the world's first jet airliner. The customer must make a proper packaging to ensure transport without damage. To be able to accept the return must be both the product and its packaging, in perfect condition, without scratches or broken or damaged packaging and including all documentation accompanying the product and its accessories. Any return without this prior communication will not be accepted.
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