“The NACA and the Navy developed the Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket to learn more about the characteristics of swept-wing aircraft.” (via)
Total number of D-558-2 aircraft: 3
Total flights: 313 (1948-1956)
Pilots involved: 16
Aircraft lost: 0
Fatalities: 0
It isn’t so much the reblogging as who reblogged it; Daaaaaamn.
“The NACA and the Navy developed the Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket to learn more about the characteristics of swept-wing...