Flight Test Files: The Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket – Chasing Mach 2
Vintage Aviation News
APRIL 11, 2025
Scott Crossfield, in a daring flight plan devised by project engineer Herman Ankenbruck, pushed the Skyrocket to its absolute limits. This 1950s photograph shows the Douglas D-558-2 and the North American F-86 Sabre chase aircraft in flight. Both aircraft display early examples of swept-wing airfoils.
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