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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, underside view, banking, air-to-air, UK Warbirds 2023

A De Havilland D.H.88 Comet registered N88XD in Grosvenor House colors is shown from underside in a banking air‑to‑air view at UK Warbirds 2023. The British 1934 racing aircraft has twin de Havilland Gipsy Six R inline piston engines with variable pitch propellers, stressed‑skin wood construction, retractable undercarriage and streamlined low‑wing monoplane form designed for long‑distance competition.

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Author: piemags/Aviation PhotoCrew
Photo size: 14.3 Mpixels (40.8 MB uncompressed) - 4628x3085 pixels (15.4x10.3 in / 39.2x26.1 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: 1934, air‑to‑air, aviation history, banking, British, cockpit, Comet, D.H.88, De Havilland, display, fuselage, Gipsy Six R, Grosvenor House, G‑ACSS, inline piston, landing flaps, low‑wing, monoplane, N88XD, Old Warden, performance, propellers, racing aircraft, range, retractable undercarriage, service ceiling, Shuttleworth, speed, stressed‑skin, tailplane, twin engines, UK Warbirds, underside, variable pitch, wingspan, wood
Published in: UK Warbirds 2023