The first jet airliner

Gary Brantley · Post by **Gary Brantley** » Wed Dec 04, 2024 10:49 am

No, it seems that it wasn't the Comet. The Fokker F26 Phantom takes that honor, or it should have...hmmm...

keavdog · Post by **keavdog** » Wed Dec 04, 2024 11:14 am

Pretty cool looking bird.

Post by **LyleW** » Wed Dec 04, 2024 11:56 am

Now, that is an odd duck. Never heard anything at all on this. Looks a bit like a DC=3/c-46 hybrid fuselage. Wonder what could have been?

BlackSheep214 · Post by **BlackSheep214** » Wed Dec 04, 2024 4:29 pm

An odd bird indeed. I’d hate to do a belly landing on that one.

tempestjohnny · Post by **tempestjohnny** » Wed Dec 04, 2024 7:38 pm

BlackSheep214 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2024 4:29 pm An odd bird indeed. I’d hate to do a belly landing on that one.

Sully could have done it

jeaton01 · Post by **jeaton01** » Thu Dec 05, 2024 1:58 am

This one only missed the Comet's first flight by 13 days and actually flew, Avro Canada C 102.

Gary Brantley · Post by **Gary Brantley** » Thu Dec 05, 2024 9:22 am

That's another forgotten benchmark! Thanks, John!

keavdog · Post by **keavdog** » Thu Dec 05, 2024 10:44 am

Gary Brantley · Post by **Gary Brantley** » Thu Dec 05, 2024 10:46 am

Thunderbirds!

Now, if only they could team-up with Steve Zodiak and Venus on Fireball XL5!

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