- All the
Skystreaks were
initially painted scarlet,
which led to the
nickname crimson test tube. NACA
later had the
color of the
Skystreaks changed to...
-
unofficial October 1941
record of the Me 163A V4 was the
Douglas D-558-1
Skystreak,
which achieved 1,032 km/h (641 mph) in
August 1947. The July 1944 unofficial...
- 2 lb/sq ft (440 kg/m2)
rocket engine only
Related development Douglas D-558-1
Skystreak Aircraft of
comparable role, configuration, and era Bell X-2
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Douglas Cloudster (1921)
Douglas Cloudster II (1947)
Douglas D-558-1
Skystreak (1947)
Douglas D-558-2
Skyrocket (1948)
Douglas D-906
Douglas DA-1 Amb****ador...
-
aircraft in the
collection include one of only two
surviving Douglas D-558
Skystreak aircraft and the
second (and
oldest surviving) U.S.-built Harrier, which...
- may
refer to one of two
experimental research aircraft:
Douglas D-558-1
Skystreak Douglas D-558-2
Skyrocket This
disambiguation page
lists articles ****ociated...
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Skyknight night fighter F4D
Skyray carrier-based
fighter aircraft Douglas Skystreak and
Douglas Skyrocket research aircraft One of the
first aircraft to be...
- some 624.2 mph;
itself first exceeded by the
American Douglas D-558-1
Skystreak in
August 1947,
using basically the same
Allison J35
turbojet engine as...
- He was
responsible for the
detailed aerodynamic design of the D-558-I
Skystreak,
which for a
period held the
world speed record. He was also responsible...
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Other research aircraft that he flew were the
Douglas D-558-I
Skystreak #3 (14 flights),
Douglas D-558-II
Skyrocket #2 (three flights), D-558-II...
