Douglas D-558: D-558-1 Skystreak and D-558-2 Skyrocket

by Peter E. Davies

This title is a detailed, illustrated guide to the Douglas D-558, the ground-breaking US Navy research aircraft which became the first aircraft to break Mach 2, and paved the way for America's Cold War "Century Series" fighters.

The six Douglas D-558 research aircraft, built as two variants, were produced for a US Navy and NACA collaborative project to investigate flight in the high subsonic and supersonic regimes and to develop means...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472836219
• ISBN13: 9781472836212
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.2" x 9.7"