It was the earliest days of commercial jet aircraft flight and a few unexplained accidents involving the Comet needed to be investigated. The comet was the first commercial transatlantic passenger jet. It flew higher and faster than all other commercial planes, and was therefore subjected to stresses that other planes had not endured. The main problems came when the pressures in the fusilage were greater than those outside. The design engineers found that this was best stimulated by putting water in the fusilage under pressure. This identified a number of weaknesses in the design, especially around the windows. The findings have made all jet travel much safer.
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It was the earliest days of commercial jet aircraft flight and a few unexplained accidents involving the Comet needed to be investigated. The comet was the first commercial transatlantic passenger jet. It flew higher and faster than all other commercial planes, and was therefore subjected to stresses that other planes had not endured. The main problems came when the pressures in the fusilage were greater than those outside. The design engineers found that this was best stimulated by putting water in the fusilage under pressure. This identified a number of weaknesses in the design, especially around the windows. The findings have made all jet travel much safer.
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