Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket Racing and Unusual the Valkyrie could drop its

the Valkyrie could drop its wingtips as much as 65 degrees

It achieved a claimed 11

Navy as an interceptor but also was capable of flying as a ground-support bomber for the U

and an improved cargo-handling system

The aircraft achieved a speed of Mach 1

Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket Racing and Unusual the Valkyrie could drop itsDouglas D 558 2 Skyrocket airplane model. The Skyrocket made aviation history when it became the first airplane to fly twice the speed of sound. The II in the aircraft's designation referred to the fact that the Skyrocket was the phase two version of what had originally been conceived as a three phase program, with the phase one aircraft having straight wings. The third phase, which never came to fruition, would have involved constructing a mock up of