Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/D-558-2-Skyrocket--First-to-Reach-Mach-2-2F3XC56FG63.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarD-558-2 Skyrocket in FlightD-558-2 Skyrocket with Tow BarD-558-2 Skyrocket PilotD-558-2 Skyrocket in FlightD-558-2 Skyrocket TailD-558-2 Skyrocket in FlightD-558-2 Skyrocket with Pilot and AutomobileD-558-2 Skyrocket Main Landing Gear and WheelsD-558-2 Skyrocket Takeoff with JATO AssistView AllView more with similar tones D-558-2 Skyrocket, First to Reach Mach 2Buy A Print or License This PhotoWhat Type of Order?Usage:On June 11, 1951, the Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket, flown by company test pilot Bill Bridgeman, set new unofficial airplane speed and altitude records at Edwards Air Force Base, California, with a speed estimated at more than 1,200 mph and an altitude estimated at 70,000 feet. The Skyrocket was a single-seat, swept-wing research aircraft powered by both a turbojet engine and a rocket motor.BI229555 (k5582-g6-2)Maximum size:2358px × 2928px (~19 MB)7.8in × 9.7in (300dpi)License type:Rights ManagedKeywords:1940s-adults-airplanes-blue-blue skies-clear skies-copy space-D-558-2 Skyrocket-day-deserts-Edwards Air Force Base-exteriors-full body views-ground shots-historic production status-jets-leaning-left front views-male-military-military livery-monoplanes-occupations and work-one person-photos-pilots-portraits-posing-research/experimental-rocket planes-rockets-standing-sunshine-unpaved ground-whiteRelated Photo/Videos:View AllRelated Virtual folders:D-558-2 SkyrocketNotable 'Firsts'
