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D-558-1 Skystreak Right Forward Engine Fuselage Compartment
D-558-1 Skystreak Battery Compartment
D-558-1 Skystreak Pilots
D-558-1 Skystreaks, Ship #1 in Rear and Static Fuselage in Front
First D-558-1 Skystreak in Assembly
D-558-1 Skystreak Landing
Nose Landing Gear on D-558-1 Skystreak Ship Number One
D-558-1 Skystreak Ship Number 1in Assembly
D-558-1 Skystreak on the Ground
D-558-1 Skystreak on the Ground
D-558-1 Skystreak Pilot
D-558-1 Skystreak on the Ground
D-558-1 Skystreak Landing Gear Maintenance
D-558-1 Skystreak on the Ground
D-558-1 Skystreak on the Ground
D-558-1 Skystreak Swept-Wing Wind Tunnel Model
D-558-1 Skystreak with Finned Wingtip Tanks
D-558-1 Skystreak 2 in Assembly
D-558-1 Skystreaks on Static Display
D-558-1 Skystreaks on Static Display
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D-558-1 Skystreak Fuselage Engine Compartment
On April 29, 1948 the second D-558-1 Skystreak piloted by NACA pilot Howard Lilly crashed when the compressor section of the J-35 engine disintegrated, severing the elevator and rudder cables and resulting in a loss of control. Lilly died in the crash. Following the recommendations of the accident board, Douglas technicians added duplicate control cables, armor plating around the emergency fuel pump and fuel lines, and wire-wound fuel hoses to the third Skystreak, NACA 142, and repainted it white for better visibility.
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Unique identifier
BI229587
Boeing ID
sm94142
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2776px × 2160px 5MB
License type
RM
Keywords
1940s
airplanes
close-ups
D-558-1 Skystreak
fuselages
ground shots
historic production status
interiors
jets
military
military livery
monoplanes
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research/experimental
structural systems
wires and cables
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