Special Hobby SH72214 1/72 D-558-1 Skystreak

The Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak straddled two eras. Its jet engine was of a new age, but its low straight wing and conventional tailplanes were features familiar from the previous generation of WWII aircraft.

Douglas built three D-558-1 aircraft for the US Navy and NACA. Although performance was hardly startling compared to its contemporary, the rocket powered Bell X-1, the D-558 still set a new official world speed record of 1031.049 kph on 20 August 1947.

The D-558-1 was also capable of breaking the sound barrier in a dive.

Features:

• Weight : 0.3163 kg
• Era : Postwar
• Origin : USA
• Edition : Special Hobby
• Scale : 1/48
• Type : Aircraft
• Product : Plastic kits