The throng of spectators, including famed airplane designer Sir Geoffrsey de Havilland ... Yoke Peter’s reassembled pieces pointed to metal fatigue. But why? Pressurization was the leading ...

Airplane windows have a distinctive rounded-oval shape, unlike those found elsewhere. Why this design? It boils down to safety, physics, and engineering.

The De Havilland Comet was ... This video covers the Comet’s journey from a celebrated launch to its tragic failures due to structural fatigue and pressurization issues. Discover how these ...