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kleinbl00 · 4354 days ago · link · · parent · post: A cracking tale: why did the world's first jet aircraft fall out of the sky?
Neither the DeHavelland Comet in the illustration nor the Gloster Meteor in the copy were the "world's first jet aircraft." The Comet was the first purpose-built commercial jetliner and the Gloster Meteor was Britain's first jet fighter. The Meteor was infamous not for metal fatigue but for its sub-1hr endurance and lack of ejection seat.