Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/D-558-1-Skystreak-Pilot-2F3XC56FQWM.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarD-558-1 Skystreak PilotD-558-1 Skystreak Attempts a World Speed RecordD-558-1 Skystreak PilotsD-558-1 Skystreak Aborted TakeoffD-558-1 Skystreak in FlightPilots with the First D-558-1 SkystreakD-558-1 Skystreak LandingD-558-1 Skystreak Pilot Gene MayD-558-1 Skystreak with Pilot Gene MayView AllView more with similar tones D-558-1 Skystreak PilotSelect 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.BI229535 (k5581-g1-15)Maximum size:2815px × 2163px (~17 MB)9.3in × 7.2in (300dpi)License type:Rights ManagedKeywords:1940s-adults-airplanes-blue-blue skies-candids-D-558-1 Skystreak-day-deserts-Edwards Air Force Base-exteriors-full body views-ground shots-head on views-helmets-historic production status-jets-male-military-military livery-monoplanes-occupations and work-one person-photos-pilots-red-research/experimental-right front views-sunshine-text-three-quarter length views-unpaved ground-viewed from below-vivid color-walkingRelated Photo/Videos:View All