I disagree. The desire for aviation came in thanks in part to the war, and was there with or without jets in amongst post-war growth. Jets certainly helped the

I disagree. The desire for aviation came in thanks in part to the war, and was there with or without jets in amongst post-war growth. Jets certainly helped the growth in size, and grew the market faster than it could have without. The market was already there and growing. Prop aircraft would have grown too had there been no jet engines, though I doubt we'd have got to 300+ capacity - but who knows? On seating. The DH Comet had a smaller passenger capacity than the Super Constellation, which was upto 110 depending on seating configuration, though usually a bit less. The 707 had 140 when first introduced. For the 1.5% - 2%ers then? A turboprop constellation variant was prototyped but never produced commercially. The were none in service. I think the US Navy might have ended up with a couple for trials too.