| NASA Center: |
Dryden Flight Research Center |
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| Image # : |
E-713 |
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| Date : |
05/01/1952
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Title
D-558-1 in Flight
Full Description
This is a 1952 NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station inflight photograph
of the Douglas D-558-1 #3 Skystreak. Even with partial cloud cover the
white aircraft is easy to see.
Conceived in 1945, the D558-1 Skystreak was designed by the Douglas
Aircraft Company for the U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, in
conjunction with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
(NACA). The Skystreaks were turojet powered aircraft that took off from
the ground under their own power and had straight wings and tails.
Much of the research performed by the D-558-1 Skystreaks was quickly
overshadowed in the popular media by Chuck Yeager and the X-1 rocketplane. But
the Skystreak performed an important role in aeronautical research by flying for
extended periods of time at transonic speeds, which freed the X-1 to fly for
limited periods at supersonic speeds.
Keywords
Douglas D-558-I Skystreak NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station
Subject Category
Top 20 Dryden Aircraft, Unique Aircraft,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
DFRC
- Center Number:
E-713
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-000392
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NACA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
| Resolution | Format | Width
(Pixels) | Height
(Pixels) | Size
(KBytes) |
Thumbnail |
.jpg |
92 |
72 |
10 |
Small |
.jpg |
653 |
511 |
185 |
Medium |
.jpg |
1530 |
1198 |
1,026 |
Large |
.jpg |
3060 |
2395 |
3,880 |
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