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The world’s first passenger jet was a luxurious death trap. Now it’s been brought back to life

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Story by Barry Neild, video by Max Burnell, CNN De Havilland Aircraft Museum, England (CNN) — Today, jet-powered plane travel is easy to take for granted. We’re used to that surge of speed along the runway that pins us to our seats, those moments when we burst through ominous clouds into bright blue skies, and the gentle pings warning us to fasten seatbelts. And we’re used to arriving at our destination in one piece. But commercial jet travel is…

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The World's First Passenger Jet Was a Luxurious Death Trap. Now It's Back to Life.

These days, it's easy to take the prospect of jet travel for granted. We're used to the increased speed that keeps us firmly in our seats during takeoff, we're used to those...

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See what it was like to fly aboard the world’s first passenger jet

Taking to the skies for its first commercial flight in 1952, the de Havilland Comet 1A was a revolution in passenger aviation. With pioneering military jet technology, it flew faster, higher and was more comfortable than the propeller planes that’d come before. Now, thanks to a team of volunteers at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum in the UK, you can see what it was like aboard this game-changing aircraft.

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