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19 de abr. de 2024 · Almost half the text covers Geoffrey de Havilland’s life until 1914, the year in which he resigned from his position at Farnborough and joined Airco at Hendon. And that, according to most, is where the ‘DH’ was irrevocably stamped onto the world of aeroplane design.
28 de abr. de 2024 · On that crisp November day, Geoffrey de Havilland Jr., the son of the company’s founder and an accomplished test pilot, took the controls. His deep involvement in the project and his expertise as a pilot made him the ideal candidate to undertake the Mosquito’s maiden flight.
I descended to 4,000 feet, knowing well that this was the region that Geoffrey de Havilland had met disaster. At Mach 0.88 it happened. The ride was smooth, then suddenly went all to pieces. As the plane porpoised wildly my chin hit my chest, jerked hard back, slammed forward again, repeated over and over, flogged by the hard whipping of the plane.
19 de abr. de 2024 · Since its first flight in 1943 at the hands of Geoffrey de Havilland junior?the founder’s son?the Vampire has held the flying world’s attention and affection. Price when new was £29,000?around £1m in today’s money. What this one is worth now is anyone’s guess.
2 de may. de 2024 · The first prototype DH98 Mosquito (W4050 – E0234) first flew at Hatfield on 25th November 1940, with Geoffrey R de Havilland (Geoffrey Junior) at the controls, accompanied by John E. Walker, the chief engine installation designer.
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 · As a result, committee member Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, head of the de Havilland company, used his personal influence and his company's expertise to champion the development of a jet-propelled aircraft; proposing a specification for a pure turbojet-powered design.
