Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Douglas_D-558-1_Skystreak
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew 1
gptkbp:displayedAt gptkb:San_Diego_Air_&_Space_Museum
gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum
gptkb:National_Naval_Aviation_Museum
gptkbp:emptyWeight 8,796 lb
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Allison_J35-A-11
gptkbp:engineType turbojet
gptkbp:firstFlight 1947-04-14
gptkbp:height 12 ft 3 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak
gptkbp:introduced 1947
gptkbp:length 35 ft 2 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Douglas_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 650 mph
gptkbp:numberBuilt 3
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:NACA
gptkbp:retired 1953
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:setSpeedRecord 1947-08-20
gptkbp:setSpeedRecordPilot gptkb:Commander_Turner_Caldwell
gptkbp:setSpeedRecordValue 640.7 mph
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Douglas_D-558-2_Skyrocket
gptkbp:testPiloted gptkb:John_Griffith
gptkb:Gene_May
gptkb:Howard_Lilly
gptkb:Marion_Carl
gptkb:Robert_Champine
gptkb:Tommy_Hayward
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Muroc_Army_Air_Field
gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Moffett_Field
gptkbp:usedFor transonic flight research
gptkbp:weight 10,105 lb
gptkbp:wingspan 25 ft
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Douglas_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5