Quote Originally Posted by Scott G. View Post
For a design flaw example requiring major hardware redesign, see the DH106 Comet l,
3 structural failure crashes in 12 months.
Famous at the time, there is even a book/movie based on it "No Highway in the Sky"
Comet variants were in service for 60 years.


de Havilland Comet - Wikipedia
As I'm sure you know, the Nimrod - a variant of the Comet, retired in 2011 (!!!)
An absolutely gorgeous aircraft, IMO:

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