![]() It utilized a deeper, more bulbous, tubular fuselage and featured a covered nosecone (as opposed to a nose intake). As with the Skystreak program, the Skyrocket program also begat three test vehicles in all - the first test vehicle going airborne on February 4th, 1948.Įxternally, the Skyrocket followed some of the design lines of the original Skystreak. The type was therefore a more advanced offering when compared to the original Skystreak and bestowed the nickname of "Skyrocket" following the aptly-named "Skystreak". Unlike the preceding D-558-1 model series - which was wholly powered by a turbojet engine and used straight wing units - the D-558-2 was given a hybrid rocket/jet propulsion system and swept-back wing assemblies. ![]() ![]() Phase 3 was a proposed armed and swept-winged, military-minded interceptor built upon the strengths of the Phase 1 and Phase 2 products. The program included three primary phases (Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 3) - Phase 1 became the D-558-1 proper while Phase 2 evolved to become the D-558-2 "Skyrocket" family of experimental vehicles. The project originated as an ambitious program designed to collect data on transonic and supersonic flight. Prior to the end of World War 2 (1939-1945), the US Navy teamed with National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics ("NACA" - forerunner to NASA) and Douglas Aircraft to develop the Douglas D-558-1 series of research aeroplanes numbering three examples and known under the nickname of "Skystreak".
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