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De Havilland D.H. 88 Comet, Reg. N88XD, Alternate Reg. G-ACSS, Other Marks. 34, Serial No. T-7, Aircraft Name: Grosvenor Hous...
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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, air-to-air, UK Warbirds 2023

Seen in close‑up air‑to‑air at UK Warbirds 2023, the De Havilland D.H.88 Comet registered N88XD with Grosvenor House livery is a British twin‑engine racing monoplane built for the 1934 MacRobertson Trophy Race. Its wood stressed‑skin design incorporates two de Havilland Gipsy Six R inline piston engines with variable pitch propellers, retractable gear, landing flaps and an enclosed cockpit for long‑distance competition.

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Author: piemags/Aviation PhotoCrew
Photo size: 16.2 Mpixels (46.4 MB uncompressed) - 4932x3288 pixels (16.4x11 in / 41.8x27.8 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: 1934, aircraft, air‑to‑air, aviation history, British, close‑up, cockpit, Comet, D.H.88, De Havilland, display, fuselage, Gipsy Six R, Grosvenor House, G‑ACSS, inline piston, landing flaps, N88XD, Old Warden, performance, pilot view, propellers, racing monoplane, range, retractable gear, service ceiling, Shuttleworth, speed, stressed‑skin, twin engines, UK Warbirds, variable pitch, wings, wood
Published in: UK Warbirds 2023