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**GEEDUBBYA** · 20-05-2007

Howdy Guys,

OK, heres yet another model of mine, Revells 1:48th scale Douglas "Skyrocket".
The Skyrocket was an experimental American rocket-powered plane that became the first aircraft to travel at more than twice the speed of sound. On Nov. 30, 1953, pilot A. Scott Crossfield nudged the Skyrocket, which had been air-launched from a Boeing B-29, into a shallow dive at 18,900 m and reached 2,136 km/h (Mach 2.01).
The D-558 series, which also included the Skystreak, was developed by Douglas Aircraft under the direction of Edward H. Heinmann of the United States Navy. NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) used the Skyrocket to explore the flight characteristics of swept-wing aircraft. The Skyrocket set a number of speed and altitude records before the program was ended in 1956.

Anyway, here she is, not one of the most complicated models and not one of the prettiest, but one that was a history maker:

This aircraft would never have been seen around anything "green" like the setting of my driveway, more likely, it would have been seen only in desert salt flats and dry lake beds.

Have a good day,

Greg

20-05-2007	#1 (permalink)
GEEDUBBYA Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pine Bluff, Arkansas Real Name: Greg My Models: model planes tanks and helicopters as well as missiles and rockets Visit GEEDUBBYA's Gallery Posts: 1,006 Images: 329	Douglas D-558 "Skyrocket" *Howdy Guys,* *OK, heres yet another model of mine, Revells 1:48th scale Douglas "Skyrocket".* *The Skyrocket was an experimental American rocket-powered plane that became the first aircraft to travel at more than twice the speed of sound. On Nov. 30, 1953, pilot A. Scott* *Crossfield* nudged the Skyrocket, which had been air-launched from a Boeing B-29, into a shallow dive at 18,900 m and reached 2,136 km/h (Mach 2.01). The D-558 series, which also included the Skystreak, was developed by Douglas Aircraft under the direction of Edward H. Heinmann of the United States Navy. *NACA* (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) used the Skyrocket to explore the flight characteristics of swept-wing aircraft. The Skyrocket set a number of speed and altitude records before the program was ended in 1956. *Anyway, here she is, not one of the most complicated models and not one of the prettiest, but one that was a history maker:* *This aircraft would never have been seen around anything "green" like the setting of my driveway, more likely, it would have been seen only in desert salt flats and dry lake beds.* *Have a good day,* *Greg*