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D-558-2 Skyrocket on Tarmac
First D-558-2 Skyrocket Rollout with Flush Canopy
First D-558-1 Skystreak in Assembly
D-558-1 Skystreak Ship Number 1in Assembly
D-558-1 Skystreak 2 in Assembly
D-558-1 Skystreaks, Ship #1 in Rear and Static Fuselage in Front
D-558-2 Skyrocket in Flight
D-558-2 Skyrocket in Flight
D-558-2 Skyrocket in Flight
D-558-2 Skyrocket with Pilot and Automobile
D-558-1 Skystreak #1 is Towed out of its Construction Hangar
D-558-2 Skyrocket, Ship Number 2, with Speed Brake Partially Open
D-558-1 Skystreak Battery Compartment
D-558-2 Skyrocket Main Landing Gear and Wheels
D-558-2 Skyrocket Main Landing Gear and Wheels
D-558-2 Skyrocket Tail
D-558-2 Skyrocket, First to Reach Mach 2
D-558-1 Skystreaks on Static Display
D-558-1 Skystreak on Static Display
D-558-2 Skyrocket Takeoff with JATO Assist
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Second D-558-2 Skyrocket in Assembly
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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BI229517
Boeing ID
es69720
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