The aircraft would be modified after the conflict as the Gloster Meteor F.4, which would become the first jet aircraft to be ...

While the D-Jet never realized its full potential, it remains an important chapter in the evolution of private aviation.

seaplanes had cemented their spot among the world's most reliable and largest aircraft. It would only be a matter of years before the first jet-powered seaplane took flight. The Saunders-Roe SR.A ...