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De Havilland led the world in entering the era of jet passenger flight with his first turbine powered aircraft, the Comet, in 1949. Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, the grand figure of British aviation, spent his life looking forward with a view toward service. Inducted in 1972. Portrait Location: Near R-44 and B-5 Brougham.
Geoffrey de Havilland. O capitán Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, OM, CBE, AFC, RDI, FRAeS (27 de xullo de 1882 - 21 de maio de 1965) foi un pioneiro da aviación e enxeñeiro aeroespacial inglés. A compañía de avións que fundou fabricou o Mosquito, que foi considerado o avión de guerra máis versátil xamais construído, [ 1] e o seu Comet foi ...
The de Havilland Aircraft Company Limited (/ d ə ˈ h æ v ɪ l ən d /) was a British aviation manufacturer established in late 1920 by Geoffrey de Havilland at Stag Lane Aerodrome Edgware on the outskirts of north London. Operations were later moved to Hatfield in Hertfordshire.. Known for its innovation, de Havilland was responsible for a number of important aircraft, including the Moth ...
Sir Geoffrey de Havilland (ur.27 lipca 1882, zm. 21 maja 1965) – jeden z pionierów angielskiego lotnictwa.. Życiorys. Po ukończeniu szkoły inżynierskiej zainteresował się motoryzacją, budowaniem samochodów i motocykli. Prawie natychmiast po ślubie w 1907 rozpoczął karierę przy projektowaniu i budowie samolotów, oraz ich oblatywaniu. Ta pasja pochłonęła go na resztę życia.
1 de dic. de 2020 · Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, the founder of the de Havilland World Enterprise, one of the first global manufacturing companies, was one of Britain’s aviation pioneers. Geoffrey and his colleague, Frank Hearle had designed and built their first aircraft, powered by an engine designed by Geoffrey, and neither of them had even seen an aircraft before. The first example crashed on the initial ...
4 de jul. de 2016 · Sky Fever, The Autobiography of Sir Geoffrey de Havilland.Hamish Hamilton. London. 1961. 240 pp. Illustrated. 25s. - Volume 66 Issue 622
La de Havilland Aircraft Company fu un'azienda britannica operante nel campo dell'aeronautica fondata da Geoffrey de Havilland nel settembre del 1920, dopo il fallimento dell'Aircraft Manufacturing Company, nota anche come Airco.La de Havilland Aircraft Company fu un'azienda molto importante, produttrice dei primi jet per passeggeri ed altri velivoli innovativi.
