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

Vintage Aviation News

With the debut of The Other First Man, we launched our Flight Test Files seriesan exploration of the groundbreaking flight research conducted by NACA and later NASA. Research pilot John McKay flew it once in this form on September 17, 1956. Piloted by William B. Subsequent flights by NACA pilots, including A.

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