Geoffrey de Havilland
/ˌdʒefri də ˈhævɪlənd/
/ˌdʒefri də ˈhævɪlənd/
- (1882-1965) a British aircraft designer whose company produced many of Britain's best-known aircraft. He started the company after designing planes in the First World War, and it produced the Mosquito fighter plane during the Second World War and then the Comet, the world's first passenger jet plane. He was made a knight in 1944. His company became part of BAE Systems.
杰弗里·德·哈维兰(Geoffrey de Havilland):(1882-1965)英国飞机设计师,他的公司生产许多英国最著名的飞机。他在第一次世界大战期间设计飞机后创办了该公司,并在第二次世界大战期间生产了Mosquito战斗机,然后生产了世界上第一架客运喷气机Comet。1944年,他被任命为骑士。他的公司成为BAE Systems的一部分。