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Contributors<\/p>\n

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\nMike Delaney:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anecdotes f<\/span>rom a “Test Instrument Engineer” at Hatfield working for\/with, amongst others, Charles Caliendi, John Marshal and Vic Chambers<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Mr Dick Durand III” _builder_version=”3.15″ text_orientation=”left”]<\/p>\n

\nMr Dick Durand III<\/strong><\/p>\n

For material and images of Westernair Comets<\/p>\n

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\nPhil Jones\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

For Cosford photographs<\/p>\n

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\nPeter Bois<\/p>\n

Test Pilot – de Havilland Aircraft Company from 1950 – 1956<\/em><\/p>\n

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On the use of ‘Sprite<\/b>‘ rocket in assisted take-offs here<\/a><\/p>\n

On Dave Davis – ARB Chief Pilot – and Certificate of Airworthiness <\/b>here<\/a><\/p>\n

Flutter incident<\/b> while crewing with John Cunningham here<\/a><\/p>\n

Testing icing conditions<\/strong> – testing at high altitude here<\/a><\/p>\n

Evaluate increasing the forward centre-of-gravity <\/b>– hazardous incident here<\/a><\/p>\n

Determining stall characteristics <\/b>– extensively evaluated here<\/a><\/p>\n

The loss of Yoke Zulu<\/b> and the Canadian PA Mk1A – an explanation for the losses here<\/a><\/p>\n

Theory on the loss of\u00a0 the Canadian Mk1 <\/b>here<\/a><\/p>\n

Peter Bois Theory on the loss of Yoke Victor <\/strong>here<\/a><\/p>\n

Peter describes a typical test flight <\/b> with RAE personnel here<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nPeter McKeown<\/p>\n

Capt. Peter McKeown – Senior Line Training Captain for BEA and one of a small team of pilots sent to Hatfield to initiate BEA’s preparations for Comet introduction.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Peter on the three pilot option favoured by BEA here<\/a> and here<\/a><\/p>\n

Peter on his first flight in the Mk3B – G-ANLO here<\/a><\/p>\n

Demonstration flights in G-APMB with John Cunningham, Peter Bugg\u00e9, Peter Wilson and Ted Young, as flight engineer E1 here<\/a><\/p>\n

Problems with slush on the 4B here<\/a><\/p>\n

Final thoughts on flying the Comet here<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nKen Emmott<\/p>\n

BOAC Training : Comet 1 Development Unit at Heathrow, London<\/em><\/p>\n

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Were jet-crews seen as an elite? here<\/a><\/p>\n

Developing new methods of navigation for the Comet here<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nPhotographs<\/p>\n

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\nA special thank you to the following copyright holders who have given permission for images to appear on this site:<\/p>\n

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Michael Baldock <\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 Nick Challoner <\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 Paul Robinson<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 Darcy Stevens<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 Brian Robbins <\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 Maximo Verrascina \u00a0\u00a0 <\/a>Philippe Coraboeuf<\/a><\/p>\n

Ian Marr for XN453 at Farnborough<\/p>\n

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\nAnd Mike Hooks<\/p>\n

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\nAlso a special thank you to the staff at Dan Air Engineering, Lasham who gave great support in the 1990s when this website was first launched<\/p>\n

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\nAdditional information<\/p>\n

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Eric Anderson<\/strong>, Victoria, B.C. Canada –\u00a0 photograph of G-APDO taken by\u00a0 Dr. Lewis Anderson at Lagos in 1963<\/span><\/p>\n

John Switzer<\/strong> for additional information\u00a0 on 6407 XV814, 6422 G-APMB & 6443 N777WA<\/span><\/p>\n

Rob Hood<\/strong> for information on XA-NAS<\/span><\/p>\n

Trevor Friend<\/strong> for correction \/ information on fuselage at Farnborough [G-ALZK] and water-testtank at Hatfield<\/span><\/p>\n

Bart Koop<\/strong> on Air Ceylon and G-APDC<\/span><\/p>\n

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Excellent additional Reference – Frank Halford<\/p>\n

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Major Frank Bernard Halford CBE, FRAes, MSAE\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is an excellent website dedicated to the amazing Frank Halford – the man behind the Goblin jet engines used by de Havilland in numerous aircraft.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Please visit\u00a0 \u00a0Aviation – The Halford Napier and De Havilland Engines (comet-jet.com)<\/a><\/p>\n

This is a non profit information website about an interesting part of aviation history.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Miscellaneous<\/em><\/p>\n

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