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D-558-1 Skystreak on the Ground
D-558-1 Skystreak on the Ground
D-558-1 Skystreak on the Ground
D-558-1 Skystreak on the Ground
D-558-1 Skystreak on Static Display
D-558-1 Skystreaks on Static Display
D-558-1 Skystreaks on Static Display
Nose Landing Gear on D-558-1 Skystreak Ship Number One
D-558-1 Skystreak Battery Compartment
D-558-1 Skystreak 2 in Assembly
D-558-1 Skystreak Ship #2 Jettisonable Nose Section
D-558-1 Skystreak Ship Number 1in Assembly
D-558-1 Skystreak #1 is Towed out of its Construction Hangar
D-558-1 Skystreak Static Thrust Engine Test
First D-558-1 Skystreak in Assembly
D-558-1 Skystreak 2 Fuselage Sections Awaiting Final Body Join
D-558-1 Skystreaks, Ship #1 in Rear and Static Fuselage in Front
D-558-2 Skyrocket on Tarmac
First D-558-2 Skyrocket Rollout with Flush Canopy
Second D-558-2 Skyrocket in Assembly
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D-558-1 Skystreak on the Ground
On August 25, 1947, with World War II Marine Corps ace Marion Carl at the controls, the Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak research aircraft took the official world speed record at 650.7 mph. Carl flew the Skystreak, painted a brilliant red and nicknamed the "Crimson Test Tube," at 1,310 feet over a 3-kilometer, closed-circuit course at Roger’s Dry Lake near Muroc, California. The Skystreak was built for the U.S. Navy to explore the problems faced by aircraft flying in the transonic region approaching the speed of sound.
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Unique identifier
BI229467
Boeing ID
72-1-2
Size
2821px × 2148px 5MB
License type
RM
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1940s
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full body views
ground shots
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jets
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