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Flight Test Files: The Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket – Chasing Mach 2

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 11, 2025

D-558-2 Skyrocket take off using JATO assist in 1949 NACA engineers improved the rockets performance by adding nozzle extensions to its combustion chambers, reducing exhaust interference with the rudders and increasing thrust at altitude. Both aircraft display early examples of swept-wing airfoils.

Drag

Drag Horizontal Stabilizer Stability Airfoil

Passing the torch

Air Facts

JULY 22, 2024

One was at the controls of an airplane alongside a CFI, and was preceded by flight planning and a preflight inspection. The participants also received a post flight debriefing. Another hour was flying a flight simulator where learning was easier without the flight deck noise and the need to look out for traffic.

Lift

Lift Knot Airfoil Airplanes

Flight Test Files: The Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket – Chasing Mach 2

Passing the torch

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