Professional aviation photography covering military, airline, business jet and warbird subjects — plus rare historical archives. Instant licensing and premium fine-art prints.

UK Warbirds 2023163/460
De Havilland D.H. 88 Comet, Reg. N88XD, Alternate Reg. G-ACSS, Other Marks. 34, Serial No. T-7, Aircraft Name: Grosvenor Hous...
https://di262mgurvkjm.cloudfront.net/019c4831-1267-7378-876d-1e36f45271bf/piemagsukwarbirds2023-298_xgaplus.jpghttps://www.professionalaviationphotography.com/our-licenceshttps://www.professionalaviationphotography.com/media/019c4831-1267-7378-876d-1e36f45271bf/price

De Havilland D.H. 88 Comet, Reg. N88XD, Alternate Reg. G-ACSS, Other Marks. 34, Serial No. T-7, Aircraft Name: Grosvenor House, close-up pilot view, head-on view, air-to-air, UK Warbirds 2023

A de Havilland D.H.88 Comet British twin‑engine racing aircraft, registration N88XD (alternate G‑ACSS), serial T‑7 and named “Grosvenor House,” is shown in close‑up pilot and head‑on air‑to‑air views at UK Warbirds 2023. Designed for long‑distance racing, it has a low wing, streamlined fuselage and is powered by two de Havilland Gipsy Six R inline engines driving variable‑pitch propellers. Visible are canopy, wing planform and engine nacelles in formation flight.

Created:
Author: piemags/Aviation PhotoCrew
Photo size: 18.8 Mpixels (53.7 MB uncompressed) - 5305x3537 pixels (17.7x11.8 in / 44.9x29.9 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: airborne, aircraft, aircraft features, aircraft operation, aircraft profile, airplane type, airshow, air‑to‑air, aviation, aviation history, British, canopy, close‑up, Comet, D.H.88, De Havilland, design, engine nacelles, event, flight, fuselage, Gipsy Six R, Grosvenor House, G‑ACSS, head‑on, inline engines, low wing, N88XD, performance, pilot view, propellers, racing, serial T‑7, streamlined, twin‑engine, UK Warbirds 2023, variable‑pitch, vintage, wing planform
Published in: UK Warbirds 2023