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D-558-2 Skyrocket Pilot
D-558-2 Skyrocket Pilot 
D-558-1 Skystreak Static Thrust Engine Test
D-558-1 Skystreak Static Thrust Engine Test 
D-558-2 Skyrocket, First to Reach Mach 2
D-558-2 Skyrocket, First to Reach Mach 2 
D-558-2 Skyrocket in Flight
D-558-2 Skyrocket in Flight 
D-558-2 Skyrocket in Flight
D-558-2 Skyrocket in Flight 
Third D-558-2 Skyrocket on Rocket Servicing Trailer
Third D-558-2 Skyrocket on Rocket Servicing Trailer 
D-558-2 Skyrocket Structural Heating Survey Pickips
D-558-2 Skyrocket Structural Heating Survey Pickips 
D-558-2 Skyrocket in Flight
D-558-2 Skyrocket in Flight 
D-558 Skystreak on Tarmac
D-558 Skystreak on Tarmac 
D-558-2 Skyrocket Tail
D-558-2 Skyrocket Tail 
D-558-1 Skystreak Pilot Gene May
D-558-1 Skystreak Pilot Gene May 
D-558-2 Skyrocket with Pilot and Automobile
D-558-2 Skyrocket with Pilot and Automobile 
D-558-2 Skyrocket #1 with Left Landing Gear Collapsed
D-558-2 Skyrocket #1 with Left Landing Gear Collapsed 
D-558-2 Skyrocket Takeoff with JATO Assist
D-558-2 Skyrocket Takeoff with JATO Assist 
D-558-1 Skystreak Pilot Gene May
D-558-1 Skystreak Pilot Gene May 
D-558-2 Skyrocket with Yaw and Pitch Sensing Vanes on its Instrumentation Boom
D-558-2 Skyrocket with Yaw and Pitch Sensing Vanes on its Instrumentation Boom 
D-558-1 Skystreak with Pilot Gene May
D-558-1 Skystreak with Pilot Gene May 
D-558-2 Skyrocket Main Landing Gear and Wheels
D-558-2 Skyrocket Main Landing Gear and Wheels 
D-558-2 Skyrocket Main Landing Gear and Wheels
D-558-2 Skyrocket Main Landing Gear and Wheels 
D-558-2 Skyrocket with Tow Bar
D-558-2 Skyrocket with Tow Bar 
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First D-558-2 Skyrocket on Thrust Measurement Gauges

The D-558-1 Skystreak and the D-558-2 Skyrocket were 1947-48 experimental aircraft, which first nudged, then penetrated the sonic barrier. The jet-powered Skystreak reached 651 mph; the jet-and-rocket-powered Skyrocket was flown at 1,327 mph (Mach 2.01). 
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Unique identifier BI229591 
Boeing ID sm96068 
Type Image 
Size 2779px × 2142px   5MB 
License type RM 
Keywords
1940s
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