de Havilland Comet 1XB G-APAS
G-APAS is the last surviving Comet 1 airframe. Rebuilt as the strengthened Comet 1XB, it flew for the British government and de Havilland on research and systems trials before preservation by the Royal Air Force Museum, where it documents both the Comet's pioneering achievement and the engineering response to its early structural failures.
Identity
- Aliases
- G-APASXM823
- Name
- de Havilland Comet 1XB G-APAS
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- G-APAS is the last surviving Comet 1 airframe. Rebuilt as the strengthened Comet 1XB, it flew for the British government and de Havilland on research and systems trials before preservation by the Royal Air Force Museum, where it documents both the Comet's pioneering achievement and the engineering response to its early structural failures.
- First Flight Date
- 1957-11-29
- Manufacturer
- Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 09:16:35 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 09:16:35 UTC
Other
- Vehicle Code
- G-APAS