D-588-2 Sky Rocket at Muroc Air Base (later Edwards Air Force Base) in California. Ground crewmen around the cockpit of D-588-2 Sky Rocket. A man in a cockpit. A crewman stands on a ladder. A rudder of D-588-2. Insignia of United States. Men around D-588-2 Sky Rocket. The cockpit is closed. Front hatch is open. Man seated in plane nose of D-588-2. A man on a ladder. Ground crewmen around plane. Flame for rocket burns up.
Documentary film 'Flight to the Future' shows experimental aircraft at Muroc Army Air Field (Edwards Air Force Base) in California, United States. U.S. Air Force F-94 Starfire, B-66 Destroyer, C-123 Provider, Piasecki H-21 helicopter, C-54 Skymaster, C-47 Skytrain, T-33 Shooting Star aircraft parked at an airbase. Dry land with a few bushes around the airbase. Men raise canvas covered door of hangar. Bell YP-59 A aircraft taxis out of the hangar. Bell YP-59 A aircraft taxis and takes off from the runway.
United States experimental aircraft at Muroc Army Air Field (Edwards Air Force Base) in California, United States. U.S. Navy Bell YP-59 A aircraft taxis out of the hangar. Bell YP-59 A aircraft taxis and takes off from the runway. Number of large hangars along the runway at the airbase. Bell X-1 taxis out of the hanger. Bell X-1 aircraft in flight.
United States experimental aircraft at Muroc Army Air Field (Edwards Air Force Base) in California, United States. Bell X-2 being pushed by several men across the flight line. Bell X-3 taxis out of hangar. Bell X-4 taxis and takes off from the runway. Pilot in the cockpit of X-1A aircraft. Ground crew make a final check. U.S. Air Force B-29 Superfortress takes off from the runway with X-1A under its wing. X-1A releases from B-29 Superfortress in mid flight and begins a solo flight. X-1A lands on the runway.
A novel sled propelled by rockets being tested at Muroc Air Force Base (Edwards Air Force Base) in California. Sled on track. Man stands besides tracks. Driver wears safety jacket and gets into a sled. Man closes door of the sled. Sled runs on tracks. Driver of sled smiles.
D-558-2 Skyrocket with a B-29 Superfortress in flight over Muroc Air Force Base (soon after renamed Edwards Air Force Base). A B-29 Superfortress in flight. A Skyrocket is attached to the belly of B-29. Insignia of United States. A chase plane flies on the left side of the B-29. The posterior part of D-558-2 and B-29. Jet is turned on and the Skyrocket is still attached to B-29. Vapor comes out from the jet line. U.S. Navy Skyrocket emits much vapor while still attached to B-29. The Skyrocket with B-29 in flight. The Skyrocket detaches from B-29 mother ship and is in flight. It flies over the mountains. The Skyrocket makes pass from the landing field. (Note: the Superfortress bomber seen here has the big WASP Major engines. So it is probably a B-50 - perhaps XB-50.)
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