DeHavilland Comet
| First Flight | 27.07.1949 | |
| Production Status | out of production | |
| Total Production | 125 | |
| Variants | Comet 1, Comet 1A, Comet 1XB, Comet T2, Comet C2, Comet 2R, Comet 3, Comet 4B, Comet 4C, Comet C.4 | |
| Comet 1 | Comet 4 | |
| Wingspan | 115 ft | 114.83ft / 114 ft 10 in / 35.0 m |
| Length | 118ft | |
| Height | 29ft / 29 ft 6 in / 8.99 m | |
| Wing Area | 2120-2121 ft² / 197,0 m² | |
| Empty Weight | 34,212 kg / 75,425 lbs | |
| Empty Weight | 102,500lbs | |
| Gross Weight | 105,000 lb (120,000 lb) | 162,000lbs / 73,500 kg |
| Power Plant | Four DH Ghost 50 | Four Rolls-Royce Avon 524 or 525B engines |
| Thrust | 4 x 4,450 lbst | 4 x 10,500 lbst / 51.2 kN |
| Maximum Speed | 900 km/h / 486 kts / 559 mph | |
| Cruise Speed | 460 mph (400kn) | 503 mph |
| Service Ceiling | 12,000 m / 40,000 ft | |
| Range | 1,500 miles (1,300nmi / 2,400 km) | 2,650, 3,225 miles / 5,185 km / 2,800 NM |
| Crew | 4 | 4 - two pilots, a flight engineer, and a navigator |
| Passengers | 36 to 44 | 60 to 76-81 , max. 99 |
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