The 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.

2014年2月28日 · On Oct. 27, 1954, Walker made an abrupt left roll at Mach 0.92 and an altitude of 30,000 feet. In this NACA High-Speed Flight Station (now NASA’s Armstrong Flight …

The twin-turbojet X-3, the only one built, was designed to test sustained flight at twice the speed of sound. It also explored the use of very short wings and titanium airframe construction.

2017年5月11日 · 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 …

2009年9月28日 · The X-3 Stiletto was a single-place jet-powered research aircraft manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company. The X-3’s primary mission was to investigate the design …

2014年3月3日 · During a high-speed taxi test, Bridgeman lifted the X-3 off the ground and flew it about a mile before settling back onto the lakebed. The official first flight was made by …

2022年7月29日 · It was a very ambitious aircraft that aimed to grow the USA’s knowledge of machines capable of Mach 2 flight. The first of two X-3s was built in 1952. Just 49 years after …

The Douglas X-3 Stiletto was a 1950s United States experimental jet aircraft with a slender fuselage and a long tapered nose, manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company.

2016年5月31日 · "Designed to collect data on supersonic speeds up to Mach 2, the Douglas X-3 Stiletto proved more or less a failure in that respect - only a single aircraft being completed."

The 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 …