The world's first passenger jet was a death trap. Now it's brought back to life

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dangle1 · 1d ago

Such a beautiful plane. While perhaps the structural issues could have been better anticipated and addressed, the fact that the engines were incorporated into the wings would likely have been the next issue for the aircraft, with fires, seized turbofans, and proximity to fuel tanks causing further incidents or accidents at rates exceeding those of planes with their engines mounted on pylons.

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The world's first passenger jet was a death trap. Now it's brought back to life

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