1/72 scale Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket -World's first aircraft to exceed Mach 2

Model Kit Contents (click the image for larger photo)

Model Features

20 resin parts

Vac-formed canopy & Decal

Span 105 mm

Length 177 mm

Unit price: US$30

Shipping charge: US$3.00

Each model kit contents 1 set of canopy and 1 sheet of decal. Extra canopies and decals can also be ordered.

Extra decal

US$0.5

Extra canopy

US$0.8

Aircraft History and Specification

In fall of 1944, U.S. Navy ordered six D-558-1 Skystreak in order to research the transonic speed flight. After the end of the war, with captured data of German swept-wing research, three of the ordered Skystreak were replaced with swept-wing design which became the D-558-2 Skyrocket. Differed from the D-558-1, the D-558-2 was installed with rocket engine and air-launch from Boeing P2B (B-29). First flight of the first D-558-2 was take off from ground by it own turbojet power in 1948. After gathered data about characteristics of swept-wing aircraft, all the three D-558-2 was replaced or installed rocket engine for the high speed flight research by air-launching. In 1951, it set a new world record an altitude of 79494 feet. In 1953, the second D-558-2, with minor modification of the power configuration, became the first aircraft to reach Mach 2. The D-558-2 Skyrockets were flown until 1956 and then being retired.

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Supersonic research aircraft

To investigate flight characteristics of swept-wing aircraft at supersonic speeds

25ft.

42ft.

11ft.6in.

1x Reaction Motors LR8-RM-6 rocket engine

1291mph (Mach 2.005)

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Model References

The Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket is suitable to group with the following collection series.

Post war U.S. sound barrier breaking research aircraft

Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak

Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket

Bell X-1

Bell X-2

Douglas X-3 Stiletto

NACA new aerodynamic concept testing group

Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak

Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket

Bell X-1A

Douglas X-3 Stiletto

Northrop X-4

Bell X-5

Convair XF-92A

NACA D-558-2 test force

Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket

Boeing P2B-1S (Navy version of B-29 as the air-launch carrier plane)

North American F-86 Sabre (performed as the chase plane)

Douglas designation D-558 project

Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak

Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket

Douglas D-558-3 Skyflash

Post war U.S. Navy experimental aircraft

Douglas D-558s "3-in-1" special pack Buy all three D-558 models with special price!

It is also available in "3-in-1 special collectible pack" which contents all the three models of the NACA / Douglas D-558 programs, gather with the D-558-1 Skystreak, the D-558-2 Skyrocket and the D-558-3 Skyflash. Buy them all with this special pack would save more than US$11!

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