Aircraft XV148 Data

Airframe Info

Manufacturer:	De Havilland
Model:	DH.106 Comet C.4    Search all De Havilland DH.106 Comet C.4
Year built:	1962
Construction Number (C/N):	6477
Aircraft Type:	Fixed wing multi engine
Number of Seats:	99
Number of Engines:	4
Engine Type:	Turbojet
Engine Manufacturer and Model:	Rolls-Royce Avon 350

Aircraft

Registration Number:	XV148
Current Status:	De-registered

Owner

Address:

, United Kingdom

User Comments

Malcolm Clarke, 2010-12-23 16:12:45
	Converted by BAE Systems to a Nimrod MR1 prototype.
Peter Nicholson, 2012-04-29 14:23:59
	This unsold Comet 4C was the second prototype Nimrod MR.1 and was fitted with Rolls-Royce Spey Mk.250 turbofans. It made the type’s maiden flight on May 23, 1967 and remained as a Hawker Siddeley development aircraft until 1975. It was then transferred to the Royal Radar Establishment (RRE) at Pershore being eventually withdrawn from use in 1982. The cockpit remains in private ownership.