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Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket

Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket (atau D-558-II) adalah pesawat terbang supersonik penelitian bertenaga roket dan jet yang dibangun oleh Perusahaan Douglas Aircraft untuk Angkatan Laut Amerika Serikat. Pada tanggal 20 November 1953, tak lama sebelum ulang tahun ke-50 penerbangan bertenaga, Scott Crossfield diujicobakan meroket ke Mach 2, atau lebih dari 1.290 mph (2.076 km/jam), pertama kalinya pesawat telah melebihi dua kali kecepatan suara.

Spesifikasi (D-558-2)

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Karakteristik umum

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  • Kru: satu pilot
  • Panjang: 42 ft 0 in (12,8 m)
  • Lebar sayap: 25 ft 0 in (7,6 m)
  • Tinggi: 22 ft 8 in (3.8 m)
  • Area sayap: 175 ft ² (16,2 m²)
  • Berat kosong: £ 9.421 (4.273 kg)
  • Max. berat lepas landas: £ 15.266 (6.923 kg)
  • Powerplant:
    • 1 × Westinghouse J34-WE-40 turbojet, 3.000 lbf (13 kN)
    • 1 × Reaksi Motors mesin roket XLR-8-RM-5, 6.000 lbf (27 kN)
  • Kecepatan maksimum: 720 mph, 1.250 mph ketika udara diluncurkan (1.160 km / jam, 2.010 km / jam saat udara diluncurkan)
  • Kecepatan Stall: 160,1 mph (257,7 km / h)
  • Layanan langit-langit: 16.500 ft (5.030 m)
  • Tingkat panjat: 22,400 ft / menit, 11.100 ft / menit di bawah kekuasaan roket saja (6.830 m / min, 3.380 m / menit di bawah kekuasaan roket saja.)
  • Loading sayap: £ 87,2 / ft ² (426 kg / m²)
  • Thrust / weight (jet): 0.39

Referensi

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  • Bridgeman, William and Jacqueline Hazard. The Lonely Sky. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1955. ISBN 978-0-8107-9011-7.
  • Hallion, Dr. Richard P. "Saga of the Rocket Ships" AirEnthusiast Five November 1977-February 1978. Bromley, Kent, UK: Pilot Press Ltd., 1977.
  • Libis, Scott. Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket (Naval Fighters Number Fifty-Seven). Simi Valley, California: Ginter Books, 2002. ISBN 0-942612-57-4.
  • Libis, Scott. Skystreak, Skyrocket, & Stiletto: Douglas High-Speed X-Planes. North Branch, Minnesota: Specialty Press, 2005. ISBN 1-58007-084-1.

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