Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/D-558-2-Skyrocket-with-Yaw-and-Pitch-Sensing-Vanes-on-its-Instrumentation-Boom-2F3XC56IZBE.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarD-558-2 Skyrocket in FlightD-558-2 Skyrocket in FlightD-558-2 Skyrocket TailD-558-2 Skyrocket in FlightD-558-2 Skyrocket PilotD-558-2 Skyrocket with Tow BarD-558-2 Skyrocket Structural Heating Survey PickipsD-558-2 Skyrocket Takeoff with JATO AssistD-558-2 Skyrocket with Pilot and AutomobileView AllView more with similar tones D-558-2 Skyrocket with Yaw and Pitch Sensing Vanes on its Instrumentation BoomSelect 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 with veteran Douglas test pilot Johnny Martin at the controls. 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.BI229563 (sm117028)Maximum size:2780px × 2156px (~17 MB)9.2in × 7.1in (300dpi)License type:Rights ManagedKeywords:1940s-airplanes-clear skies-D-558-2 Skyrocket-day-deserts-Edwards Air Force Base-exteriors-ground shots-head on views-high-tech / advanced-historic production status-jets-military-military livery-monoplanes-nose sections-photos-research/experimental-right front views-rocket planes-rockets-shadows-structural systems-sunshine-three-quarter length views-unpaved groundRelated Photo/Videos:View All