The Douglas F5D Skylancer is a development of the F4D Skyray jet fighter for the United States Navy. Starting out as the F4D-2N, an all-weather version of the Skyray, the design was soon modified to take full advantage of the extra thrust of the Pratt & Whitney J57 eventually fitted to the Skyray instead of the Westinghouse J40 originally planned.

The F4D-2N Skyray was a 1953 proposal for an all-weather capable version of the F4D-1, which was at that time just beginning to enter production for the Navy. The aircraft was also to be aerodynamically refined in order to take full advantage of the increased thrust made available by the replacement of the Westinghouse J40 engine by the Pratt ...

2024年8月28日 · Noted for its big delta wing, it was designed to be a fast-climbing interceptor for the US Navy’s carrier airwings. Unfortunately for the Skyray it was to be the partial victim of one the US Navy’s great follies – the Westinghouse J40 turbojet engine.

The F5D-1 was judged an outstanding interceptor but lost production contract to the Vought F8U-1 Crusader by political motives rather than the technical reasons. It was because Douglas had many military airplane orders from the Navy at that time. After Navy's cancellation, four airplanes were proceeded with various Military tests until 1961.

2018年3月21日 · Developed to fulfill a United States Navy (USN) requirement for a carrier-based supersonic fighter, the Douglas F5D "Skylancer" became just four prototypes which ended their days as military test platforms for NASA.

The Douglas F5D Skylancer was a development of the F4D Skyray for the US Navy. It was based on the all-weather variant of the F4D, the F4D-2N. Because the differences to the F4D became greater, it was realized that the F5D wasn't a variant of …

The Douglas F5D- Skylancer was a development of the F4D- Skyray jet fighter for the U.S. Navy. Starting out as the F4D-2N, an all-weather version of the Skyray, the design was soon modified to take full advantage of the extra thrust of the Pratt & Whitney J57 eventually fitted to the Skyray instead of the Westinghouse J40 originally planned.

2022年7月15日 · The United States Navy in the 1950s deployed a array of outstanding jet fighters for air-t-air combat in the daylight, including the Grumman F9F Cougar/Panther series, Vought F7U Cutlass and F8U Crusader, and McDonnell F3H Demon, not to mention that it acquired a navalized version of the North American F-86 Sabre as the FJ-2/3/4 Fury (which ...

The U.S. Navy commissioned nine test aircraft for evaluation to lead a 51-man production order for the new fighter. The F5D prototype first flew on April 21, 1956, and its design proved to be good for handling.

However, the four F5D-1s fulfilled a useful role, being used by the US Navy as flying testbeds for a variety of equipment before they were handed over to NASA for experimental use.