De Havilland made jet-powered airliners for quite a while. If it's a
russian airliner manufacturer, look no further than Tupolev design bureau.

On Tue, 15 Oct 2002, Jarvis, Robert P. (Contingent) wrote:

> De Havilland?!?  So it's got fabric covered wings and an inverted inline
> engine (ala the Tiger Moth, Gypsy Moth, and Dragon Rapide)?  And you expect
> this thing to be *fast*?!?!?!?  For God's sake, man, at least make it a
> monoplane with metal skin!!!
>
> Bob Jarvis
> Compuware @ Timken