Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/D-558-1-Skystreak-2-Fuselage-Sections-Awaiting-Final-Body-Join-2F3XC56RY2V.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarD-558-1 Skystreak on Static DisplayD-558-1 Skystreaks on Static DisplayD-558-1 Skystreak 2 in AssemblyD-558-1 Skystreaks on Static DisplayD-558-1 Skystreak Ship #2 Jettisonable Nose SectionD-558-1 Skystreak Battery CompartmentD-558-1 Skystreak #1 is Towed out of its Construction HangarD-558-1 Skystreak PilotD-558-1 Skystreak on the GroundView AllView more with similar tones D-558-1 Skystreak 2 Fuselage Sections Awaiting Final Body JoinSelect 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.BI229463 (72-1-18)Maximum size:2827px × 2130px (~17 MB)9.4in × 7.1in (300dpi)License type:Rights ManagedKeywords:1940s-adults-airplanes-buildings-businesspeople-clear skies-copy space-D-558-1 Skystreak-day-Douglas El Segundo Facility-exteriors-full body views-ground shots-historic production status-inspecting-jets-male-military-military livery-military personnel-monoplanes-photos-publicity events-research/experimental-right side views-several/groups-static aircraft display-sunshine-tarmacRelated Photo/Videos:View All