Douglas X-3 Stiletto - Wikipedia
WEBThe Douglas X-3 Stiletto is a 1950s United States experimental jet aircraft with a slender fuselage and a long tapered nose, manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company.
X-3 Stiletto - NASA
WEBFeb 28, 2014 · The Douglas X-3 Stiletto was the sleekest of the early experimental aircraft, but its research accomplishments were not those originally planned. The goal of the aircraft was ambitious – it was to take off from the ground under its own power, climb to high altitude, maintain a sustained cruise speed of Mach 2, then land under its own power.
List of X-planes - Wikipedia
WEBBell X-1-2. The X-planes are a series of experimental United States aircraft and rockets, used to test and evaluate new technologies and aerodynamic concepts. They have an X designator within the US system of aircraft designations, which denotes the experimental research mission.
Bell XV-3 - Wikipedia
WEBThe Bell XV-3 (Bell 200) is an American tiltrotor aircraft developed by Bell Helicopter for a joint research program between the United States Air Force and the United States Army in order to explore convertiplane technologies.
Douglas X-3 Stiletto - National Museum of the USAF
WEBDAYTON, Ohio -- Douglas X-3 Stiletto in the R&D Gallery at the National Museum of the USAF. The twin-turbojet X-3, the only one built, was designed to test sustained flight at twice the speed of sound.
Douglas X-3 (Stiletto) Research Aircraft - Military Factory
WEBMay 31, 2016 · The Douglas X-3 existed purely as a research aircraft, designed to study the barrier of sustained, supersonic jet-powered flight at speeds of Mach 2. During the 1940s, the jet engine continued to grow as a viable propulsion system for military aircraft.
The Douglas X-3 Stiletto - HistoryNet
WEBMay 11, 2017 · Among the most sought-after were the supersonic X-planes, including the X-3, unofficially nicknamed the Stiletto. Its overall look—the long, needle-nosed fuselage, those impossibly vestigial-looking wings, that art deco windscreen—gave the impression it was capable of going twice the speed of sound and reaching the threshold of outer space.
Where Are They Now: X-3 Stiletto - NASA
WEBDec 12, 2014 · The Douglas X-3 Stiletto was the sleekest of the early experimental aircraft, but its research accomplishments were not those originally planned. The goal of the aircraft was ambitious – it was to take off from the ground under its own power, climb to high altitude, maintain a sustained cruise speed of Mach 2, then land under its own power.
Douglas X-3 Stilletto - This Day in Aviation
WEBOct 27, 2023 · Unlike its predecessors, the Bell Aircraft Corporation’s X1 and and X-2 rocketplanes, the turbojet-powered Douglas X-3 took off under its own power. Here, its two Westinghouse J37 engines are stirring up the sand on Runway 35 at Rogers Dry Lake.
NASA Dryden X-3 Photo Collection - Armstrong Flight Research …
WEBThe X-3 (49-2892) was manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company and investigated the design features of an aircraft suitable for sustained supersonic speeds, which included the first use of titanium in major airframe components.