Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/D-558-2-Skyrocket-Pilot-2F3XC56IXLJ.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarD-558-2 Skyrocket on TarmacD-558-2 Skyrocket on TarmacD-558-2 Skyrocket TailD-558-2 Skyrocket with Pilot and AutomobileD-558-2 Skyrocket on TarmacThird D-558-2 Skyrocket on Rocket Servicing TrailerD-558-2 Skyrocket, First to Reach Mach 2D-558-2 Skyrocket in FlightD-558-2 Skyrocket in FlightView AllView more with similar tones D-558-2 Skyrocket PilotSelect usageWhat Type of Order?Usage:Jan. 31, 1948, marked the first flight of the Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket experimental aircraft. The first flight took place at Muroc Dry Lake in the California desert. The Skyrocket was designed by a team led by world renown airplane designer Ed Heinemann, and was the first Douglas-built plane to exceed the speed of sound and also was the first aircraft ever to exceed Mach 2.BI229557 (k5582-g6-3)Maximum size:2215px × 2824px (~17 MB)7.3in × 9.4in (300dpi)License type:Rights ManagedKeywords:1940s-adults-airplanes-blue-blue skies-canopies-clear skies-D-558-2 Skyrocket-day-deplaning-deserts-Edwards Air Force Base-exteriors-full body views-ground shots-half-length views-head on views-helmets-historic production status-jets-male-military-military livery-monoplanes-nose sections-occupations and work-one person-open-photos-pilots-portraits-posing-red-research/experimental-right side views-rocket planes-rockets-structural systems-sunshine-tow bars-unpaved ground-viewed from below-vivid color-whiteRelated Photo/Videos:View AllRelated Virtual folders:D-558-2 Skyrocket