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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.
Sir Anthony de Havillend (1969–) James de Havilland (1553–1613) közvetlen leszármazottja. James de Havilland Guernsey-ből vándorolt a dorset-i Poole-ba, ahol kereskedési engedélyt kapott. 1909-ben Geoffrey de Havilland feleségül vette Louise Thomast, aki korábban de Havilland nővéreinek nevelőnője volt. Három fiuk született ...
For information, contact Daniel Guggenheim Board of Award, c/o AIAA, 1801 Alexander Bell Drive #500, Reston, VA 20190, 703-264-7623 1. MEDALIST FOR 1952. For forty years of pioneering in military and commercial aircraft and the development of long-range jet transport. SIR GEOFFREY DE HAVILLAND. From early hand-built biplanes to successful jet ...
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
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.
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.
