Comet 4C
E862138
Comet 4C was a later variant of the de Havilland Comet, the world’s first commercial jet airliner, used by several airlines in the 1960s for medium- to long-haul passenger services.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Comet 4 | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airliner
ⓘ
de Havilland Comet variant ⓘ jet airliner ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | narrow-body airliner ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| aircraftType | commercial passenger aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeOrigin | Comet 4B fuselage ⓘ |
| cabinType | pressurized cabin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | multi-crew ⓘ |
| developedFrom | de Havilland Comet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | four engines in wing-root nacelles ⓘ |
| engineType | turbojet engine ⓘ |
| enteredService | early 1960s ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1960 ⓘ |
| fuselageLength | similar to Comet 4B ⓘ |
| improvementOver | earlier Comet variants ⓘ |
| manufacturer | de Havilland Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | extended range compared to earlier Comet models ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 4 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Kuwait Airways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexicana de Aviación NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East Airlines NERFINISHED ⓘ Misrair NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Sudan Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ United Arab Airlines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | de Havilland Comet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Comet 4
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Comet 4B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | jet ⓘ |
| range | greater than Comet 4B ⓘ |
| role |
long-haul airliner
ⓘ
medium-haul airliner ⓘ |
| serviceRole | scheduled passenger services ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| usedBy | several airlines worldwide ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civil aviation
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| usedInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| wingDesignOrigin | Comet 4 wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingSpan | similar to Comet 4 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Comet 4