Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/D-558-1-Skystreak--1-Flight-Preparations-at-North-Base-2F3XC56FH0S.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarD-558-1 Skystreak Aborted TakeoffD-558-1 Skystreak in FlightD-558-1 Skystreak LandingD-558-1 Skystreak with Wingtip TanksD-558-1 Skystreak Landing Gear MaintenanceD-558-1 Skystreak Painted White and Outfitted with Wingtip TanksD-558-1 Skystreak Painted White with Finned Wingtip TanksD-558-1 Skystreak PilotD-558-1 Skystreak in Flight Tests with Wingtip TanksView AllView more with similar tones D-558-1 Skystreak #1 Flight Preparations at North BaseSelect usageWhat Type of Order?Usage:The D-558-1 was developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company at its El Segundo (California) Division in the 1940s. The basic design philosophy was to build the smallest plane around the most powerful turbine engine available. To mitigate as much risk as possible, the team kept the design simple, using a conventional straight wing rather than the then new, and mostly unproven swept wing. The 5,000-lb.-thrust (22-kilonewton) Allison J35-A-11 engine filled the fuselage, leaving just enough room to house instrumentation and a pilot in a cramped cockpit. Because of the lack of knowledge about the survivability of a high-altitude, highspeed bailout, Douglas engineers designed a jettisonable nose section that could protect the pilot until a safe bailout speed was reached.BI229529 (k5581-g1-1)Maximum size:2776px × 2220px (~17 MB)9.2in × 7.4in (300dpi)License type:Rights ManagedKeywords:1940s-adults-airplanes-blue-blue skies-buildings-clear skies-copy space-D-558-1 Skystreak-day-Edwards Air Force Base-exteriors-full body views-ground crews-ground shots-hangars-historic production status-jets-left side views-maintenance-male-military-military livery-monoplanes-photos-red-research/experimental-several/groups-sunshine-tarmac-text-vignetting-vivid colorRelated Photo/Videos:View All
