NASA NTRS · 19990054836
Toward Mach 2: The Douglas D-558 Program
Abstract
This monograph contains the edited transcript of a symposium marking the 50th anniversary of this aircraft's first flight in 1948. A sister aircraft to the more well-known rocket-powered X-1, the jet-powered D-558 gave NACA researchers many useful insights about the transonic speed range. Several of the original aircraft pilots present accounts of their involvement in the program. Appendices include design specifications for the Douglas D-558-1 and -2 as well as declassified documentation and memoranda (1949-1957) regarding the progress of the program.
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Hunley, J. D.. 1999-09-01. Toward Mach 2: The Douglas D-558 Program. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19990054836
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