Douglas D-558-II Slyrocket

[walter]

The D-558-II (or -2) flew with either J34 turbojet, XLR-8 rocket engine or combination of the two.
Where were the engine exhaust(s) located and especially when both engines were fitted?.
NACA 144, the second D-558-II, on several pics appears as if the inlets were removed (blanked of?). In this form it is also in the Air&Space Museum.
Please anyone can help me on this?.

 

[DSE]

Have you looked here? http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19990054836

	Toward Mach 2: The Douglas D-558 Program
Online Source:	Click to View PDF File
Author and Affiliation:	Hunley, J. D. [Editor] (NASA Dryden Flight Research Center; Edwards, CA United States)[/t][/t]

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.
Publication Date:	Sep 01, 1999
Document ID:	19990054836 (Acquired Jun 04, 2003)
Subject Category:[/t] AIRCRAFT DESIGN, TESTING AND PERFORMANCE Report/Patent Number: NASA/SP-1999-4222; NAS 1.21:4222 ISBN: ISBN 0-16-049962-3 Document Type: Book/Monograph Financial Sponsor: NASA; Washington, DC United States Organization Source: NASA; Washington, DC United States Description: 173p; In English Distribution Limits: Unclassified; Publicly available; Unlimited Rights: No Copyright NASA Terms: AIRCRAFT DESIGN; CONFERENCES; D-558 AIRCRAFT; DESIGN ANALYSIS; HISTORIES; MACH NUMBER; SPECIFICATIONS; TRANSONIC SPEED Availability Source: CASI

 

[walter]

Thank you very much for the link and gives me some reading to do.
Brgds. Walter

 

[DSE]

See the bottom of p. 61.Here's a screen capture. I see this doc is totally protected.