de Havilland DH.88 Comet racer

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The de Havilland DH.88 Comet racer was a pioneering 1930s British twin-engined aircraft designed for long-distance air racing, most famous for winning the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race from England to Australia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf low-wing monoplane ⓘ
racing aircraft ⓘ
twin-engined aircraft ⓘ
constructionMaterial wood ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
cruiseSpeed_kmh ~306 ⓘ
designedForEvent MacRobertson Air Race ⓘ
emptyWeight_kg 1451 ⓘ
engineConfiguration inline ⓘ
engineManufacturer de Havilland ⓘ
engineType piston engine ⓘ
famousFor winning the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1934-09-08 ⓘ
fuelCapacity_litres ~1000 ⓘ
fuselageConstruction plywood monocoque ⓘ
grossWeight_kg 2722 ⓘ
height_m 2.41 ⓘ
influenced de Havilland Mosquito design concepts ⓘ
introducedInYear 1934 ⓘ
landingGearType retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
length_m 8.84 ⓘ
manufacturer de Havilland Aircraft Company ⓘ
maximumSpeed_kmh ~380 ⓘ
museumDisplay Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden, UK ⓘ
notableAircraft G-ACSP Green Comet ⓘ
G-ACSR Black Magic ⓘ
G-ACSS Grosvenor House ⓘ
numberBuilt 5 ⓘ
numberOfEngines 2 ⓘ
operator Royal Air Force (for testing) ⓘ
linked to: Royal Air Force

private owners ⓘ
powerplantModel de Havilland Gipsy Six ⓘ
primaryRole long-distance air racer ⓘ
propellerType two-bladed fixed-pitch propeller ⓘ
raceRoute England to Australia ⓘ
raceWinningAircraft G-ACSS Grosvenor House ⓘ
raceWinningPilots Charles W. A. Scott ⓘ
Tom Campbell Black ⓘ
raceWinningTime_hours 70.5 ⓘ
raceWinningYear 1934 ⓘ
range_km ~4830 ⓘ
serviceCeiling_m ~6400 ⓘ
survivingAircraft G-ACSS Grosvenor House (preserved) ⓘ
usedFor aerodynamic research ⓘ
record-breaking flights ⓘ
wingArea_m2 21.83 ⓘ
wingConfiguration cantilever low-wing ⓘ
wingspan_m 13.41 ⓘ

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Geoffrey de Havilland → notableWork → de Havilland DH.88 Comet racer ⓘ
Jean Batten → aircraftFlown → de Havilland DH.88 Comet ⓘ
linked to: de Havilland DH.88 Comet racer
de Havilland Engine Company → poweredAircraft → de Havilland DH.88 Comet ⓘ
linked to: de Havilland DH.88 Comet racer
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight → includesAircraft → de Havilland DH.88 Comet ⓘ
linked to: de Havilland DH.88 Comet racer