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6 de jun. de 2023 · Sir Geoffrey de Havilland's autobiography Sky Fever (Image: Supplied by Geoffrey Hollis) In 1961 he wrote an autobiography, Sky Fever, which is a good read. He had been knighted in 1944 and ...
The de Havilland Aircraft Company Limited (/ d ə ˈ h æ v ɪ l ən d /) was a British aviation manufacturer established in late 1920 by Geoffrey de Havilland at Stag Lane Aerodrome Edgware on the outskirts of north London. Operations were later moved to Hatfield in Hertfordshire.. Known for its innovation, de Havilland was responsible for a number of important aircraft, including the Moth ...
Geoffrey de Havilland, OM, CBE, AFC, TKI, FRAeS, (27. heinäkuuta 1882 – 21. toukokuuta 1965) oli brittiläinen ilmailun pioneeri ja ilma-insinööri.Hänen suunnittelemaansa kaksimoottorista Mosquito lentokonetta on pidetty monipuolisimpana koskaan rakennettuna sotakoneena. de Havillandilla oli avioliitosta Louise Thomasin kanssa kolme poikaa; Peter, Geoffrey ja John joista Geoffrey ja John ...
La de Havilland Aircraft Company fu un'azienda britannica operante nel campo dell'aeronautica fondata da Geoffrey de Havilland nel settembre del 1920, dopo il fallimento dell'Aircraft Manufacturing Company, nota anche come Airco.La de Havilland Aircraft Company fu un'azienda molto importante, produttrice dei primi jet per passeggeri ed altri velivoli innovativi.
Geoffrey de Havilland succeeded in flying it in June but realised that it was unsafe. In August 1911 it crashed, killing the pilot, Lt T J Ridge, who was the Assistant Superintendent of the factory. The BE.1 used a Wolseley engine salvaged from a Voisin. The completed aeroplane first flew on 27 December and soon had made many flights with ...
Geoffrey de Havilland (født 27. juli 1882 i High Wycombe i Buckinghamshire, død 21. mai 1965 i Watford i Hertfordshire) var en britisk flypioneer og flykonstruktør. Hans Mosquito har blitt ansett som det mest allsidige krigsflyet som noen gang er bygd, og hans Comet var det første passasjerflyet med jetmotor som ble satt i produksjon. Han var sjef for De Havilland Aircraft Company etter ...
Havilland, Sir Geoffrey de (1882–1965), aircraft and aero-engine designer and manufacturer, was born at Magdala House, Terriers Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, on 27 July 1882, second of three sons of the Revd Charles de Havilland (1854–1920) and his first wife, Alice Jeannette (1854–1911), daughter of Jason Saunders, of Medley Manor, Oxfordshire.His early life was tense and miserable, with an ...
