
In 1954 this photo of two swept wing airplanes was taken on the ramp of NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station. The Douglas D-558-ll is a research aircraft while the Boeing B-47A Stratojet is a production bomber and very different in size. Both contributed to the studies for swept back wing research.
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NASA ID
E-1433
Date Created
October 26, 1954
Center
AFRC
Media Type
image
Photographer
NASA
Location
Edwards, CA, USA
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