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27 de jul. de 2016 · Geoffrey De Havilland sold his second aeroplane to his new employer for £400 and it became the F.E.1, the first aircraft to bear an official Royal Aircraft Factory designation. In the beginning of 1914 , de Havilland was appointed an inspector of aircraft for the Aeronautical Inspection Directorate and was recruited to the chief designer at Airco , in Hendon during the same year.
Geoffrey de Havilland (27 juillet 1882-21 mai 1965) est un industriel britannique qui créa la De Havilland Aircraft Company en 1920. Lui-même ingénieur et pilote, il conçut de nombreux prototypes d'avions dont le De Havilland Comet, premier avion commercial à réaction (inauguré en 1952).
Leben. Geoffrey de Havilland war ein Sohn des anglikanischen Pastors (curate) Charles de Havilland und ein Cousin von Walter Augustus de Havilland, dem Vater der Schauspielerinnen Olivia de Havilland und Joan Fontaine.Nach dem Abschluss der Ingenieursschule interessierte sich de Havilland zunächst für den Bau von Autos und Motorrädern.
Geoffrey Raoul de Havilland was born on 18 February 1910 at Crux Easton, Hampshire, the son of Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, founder of the de Havilland Aircraft Company, and his wife, Louise (1881–1949). [2] [3] Geoffrey was the eldest of three children, the others being Peter Jason (born in 1913) and John (born in 1918). [citation needed].
Geoffrey de Havilland (1882 - 1965) British aircraft designer who designed and whose company produced the Moth biplane, the Mosquito fighter-bomber of World War II, and in 1949 the Comet, the world's first jet-driven airliner to enter commercial service. After designing a fighter and a bomber for use in World War I, he founded the de Havilland ...
Geoffrey de Havilland. Geoffrey de Havilland na cabine de um avião. Capitão Sir Geoffrey de Havilland OM, CBE, AFC, RDI, FRAeS ( High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, Inglaterra, 27 de julho de 1882 — Watford, Hertfordshire, Inglaterra, 21 de maio de 1965) foi um engenheiro e pioneiro da aviação britânico, primo paterno das atrizes do cinema ...
Geoffrey de HavillandGeoffrey de Havilland (1882-1965), one of the most acclaimed figures in the field of British aviation, dedicated much of his career to the service of his nation and its people. An aeronautical engineer who became interested in flight right at the beginning of its commercial ascension, he formed the De Havilland Aircraft Company in 1920, and manufactured Moth, Mosquito ...
