Another example of a rocket-powered aircraft is the Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket. Normally carried aloft by a mother ship, the Skyrocket made several take-offs with the aid of JATO in order to determine rate of climb, which was poor. The machine illustrated is an early Skyrocket powered by a Westinghouse J34-WE-22 turbojet and a 6,000-lb. thrust Reaction Motors XLR-8 bi-fuel rocket.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket - СШАUSA - 1948

Typical of the present trend of fighter design is the SO.9050 Trident II. The wingtip-mounted Armstrong Siddeley Viper turbojets are used for economic cruising, and the twin-barrel rocket boosts the machine to supersonic speed in a matter of seconds.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Sud-Ouest SO.9000 Trident / SO.9050 Trident II - ФранцияFrance - 1953