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English: This inflight photograph of the X-2 (46-674) shows the twin set of shock-diamonds, characteristic of supersonic conditions in the exhaust plume from the two-chamber rocket engine. The Curtiss-Wright XLR-25 rocket engine caused one of several problems that delayed flight of the X-2. At one point, people in the project suggested its replacement. It was the first "man-rated" (in the terminology of the day) rocket engine that was throttleable, and the technology was not yet mature. Other problems included the X-2's landing gear and the replacement of the planned electronic flight controls with a conventional hydromechanical system like that used in the F-86.
Date between 1955 and 1956
date QS:P,+1955-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1955-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1956-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source https://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/X-2/HTML/E-2822.html (image link); cropped from source.
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This image or video was catalogued by Armstrong Flight Research Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: E-2822 and Alternate ID: NIX-E-2822.

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