By Utibe Inyang
On January 22, 1952, the de Havilland Comet 1 became the first turbojet-powered civil airliner to be awarded a certificate of airworthiness. This was the fifth production of Comet 1 aircraft, and the registration marking was G-ALYS. The DH.106 Comet started the jet aviation before it was later joined by the likes of the Tupolev Tu-104 and Boeing 707.
The introduction of jet operations brought notable advantage, such as the speed that came with the aircraft. Research revealed that jet-propelled engine aircraft is 50% faster than the equivalent piston engine aircraft. This is based on the fact that scheduled flights from London to Tokyo on DH106 Comet took just 36 hours, compared to the 86½ hours recorded by BOAC Argonauts aircraft.
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