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17 de may. de 2024 · Geoffrey de Havilland, English aircraft designer, manufacturer, and pioneer in long-distance jet flying. His company produced the twin-engined Mosquito, a high-speed, all-purpose aircraft of plywood construction, and was one of the first to make jet-propelled aircraft, including the Vampire and Venom jet fighters.
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Hace 2 días · Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (/ d ə ˈ h æ v ɪ l ən d /; July 1, 1916 – July 26, 2020) was a British and American actress. The major works of her cinematic career spanned from 1935 to 1988. She appeared in 49 feature films and was one of the leading actresses of her time.
23 de may. de 2024 · The de Havilland DH.106 Comet is the world's first commercial jet airliner. Developed and manufactured by de Havilland in the United Kingdom, the Comet 1 prototype first flew in 1949. It features an aerodynamically clean design with four de Havilland Ghost turbojet engines buried in the wing roots, a pressurised cabin , and large ...
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Hace 5 días · Whatever the specifics of the stats, Geoffrey de Havilland’s aircraft proved to be extraordinarily capable in general, taking on multiple roles. One task it carried out commonly, and for which it is most widely remembered (thanks to the film ‘633 Squadron’), was high-speed, low-level bombing.
Hace 2 días · Now in its 11th year, the Sir Geoffrey de Havilland Flying Scholarship is once again open for applications, offering a £6,000 training fund towards the grant of a PPL undertaken in a DH82A Tiger Moth, the historic military trainer. The scholarship is provided by Livery institution, the Worshipful Company of Coachmakers, and is delivered by the ...
18 de may. de 2024 · The 2022 Sir Geoffrey de Havilland Flying Scholarship has been awarded to Selma Gage. The award is given to young people of up to thirty years of age who have not previously been given any such bursary, and it covers 75% of the cost of a Private Pilot Licence.
13 de may. de 2024 · Within six years the aeroplane's designer, Geoffrey de Havilland ('D.H') was able to create the D.H.2 fighters that helped to end the dominance of German Fokker monoplanes then shooting Britain's Royal Flying Corps from the skies France in 1915-16.
