| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NACA 142 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas D-558-I Skystreak |
| C/n (msn): | 6566 |
| Operator Titles: | NACA - National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics / USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Charlotte - Douglas InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | North Carolina, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KCLT IATA: CLT Local: CLT Other: - |
| Collection: | Carolinas Aviation Museum |
| Photo Date: | 26 May 2013 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 42704 |
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Although the Bell X-1 has taken all the glory other aircraft were used in the transonic test program. This Skystreak (ex BuNo 37972, the third and last built) flew 78 missions for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics accummulating lots of invaluable flight test data near the speed of sound. This one of only two that survive and is on display at the very interesting Carolinas Aviation Museum. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 15 February 2018, and has since been viewed 274 times. |