The Cessna Comet was the first aircraft built by Clyde Cessna in 1917 ... Clyde used the Cessna Comet to set the following records on July 5, 1917: Shortly after Clyde launched the Cessna Comet ...

The Comet 1 airliner roared into the air— and into history—on 20,000 pounds of thrust from its four De Havilland Ghost jet engines. For the first time ever, a jet-propelled aircraft was ...