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D-558-1 Skystreak Painted White with Finned Wingtip Tanks
D-558-1 Skystreak with Wingtip Tanks
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D-558-1 Skystreak with Finned Wingtip Tanks
D-558-1 Skystreak in Flight Tests with Wingtip Tanks
D-558-1 Skystreak in Flight Tests with Wingtip Tanks
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D-558-1 Skystreak in Flight
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D-558-1 Skystreak with Pilot Gene May
D-558-1 Skystreak Pilot
D-558-1 Skystreak Pilot
D-558-1 Skystreak #1 Test Flight Takeoff
D-558-1 Skystreak #1 Flight Preparations at North Base
D-558-1 Skystreak Pilot Gene May
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D-558-1 Skystreak #1 with Tractor at Muroc Air Base
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D-558-1 Skystreak Pilot Gene May
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D-558-1 Skystreak Painted White and Outfitted with Wingtip Tanks
With a bright gloss-red finish and not being much more than a long tube with wings, the D-558-1 earned affectionate nicknames such as “The Flying Stove Pipe” and “The Crimson Test Tube.” Later, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) changed the color of the Skystreaks to white in order to improve optical tracking and photography. The addition of 50-gallon (190-liter) wingtip tanks (shown here) increased the plane’s range from 490 miles to 833 miles (789 kilometers to 1,340 kilometers).
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Unique identifier
BI229593
Boeing ID
sm96171
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License type
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