The Douglas Skystreak (D-558-1 or D-558-I) was an American single-engine jet research aircraft of the 1940s. It was designed in 1945 by the Douglas Aircraft...
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The Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket (or D-558-II) is a rocket and jet-powered research supersonic aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company for the United...
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canceled) Douglas C-133 Cargomaster (1956) Douglas Cloudster (1921) Douglas Cloudster II (1947) Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak (1947) Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket...
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the unofficial October 1941 record of the Me 163A V4 was the Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak, which achieved 1,032 km/h (641 mph) in August 1947. The July...
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Douglas DC-3 N44V (Piedmont Airlines markings) – Former C-47[failed verification] Douglas A-26C Invader Serial 44-35752 – (Storage) Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak...
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List of aerospace engineers (section D)
NACA and NASA administrator Apollo M. O. Smith (1911–1997) – Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak, F3D, and F4D designer, pioneer in computational fluid dynamics...
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Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster Fiat G.80 (proposal only) Hughes XH-17 (experimental helicopter) Martin XB-48 North American FJ-1 Fury...
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plane at some 624.2 mph; itself first exceeded by the American Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak in August 1947, using basically the same Allison J35 turbojet...
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August 1947 (section August 1, 1947 (Friday))
Born: Roger De Vlaeminck, racing cyclist, in Eeklo, Belgium A Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak set a new air speed record of 650.6 miles per hour at the U.S...
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