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Description Crew: 1
Length: 27.1 Feet
Wingspan: 28.8 Feet
Height: 9.2 Feet
Engine: Skyworks LPR-50 Liquid Propellant Rocket developing 6,500 lbs of thrust
Range: 5 minutes
Maximum Speed: 936 mph
Armament: None

The Skyworks XT-1, the world's first supersonic aircraft. In 1949 this XT-1, piloted by Draconon's most famous ace Adam Kiens, became the first aircraft to ever break the sound barrier, and efforts to create supersonic fighters began. The aircraft is currently preserved in the National Air and Space Museum in Dracan, alongside all the other types of aircraft flown by Adam Kiens.
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