Douglas X-3 "Stiletto" - Research Aircraft
Power plant: 2 XJ 34-WE-17 jets,
each 3,370 lb. thrust
Speed: Supersonic
Weight (empty): 14,345 lbs.
F9
Length: 66 ft. 9 in.
Height: 12 ft. 6 in.
Span: 22 ft. 8 in.
Designed for aerodynamics, structural, and other
flight research in the Mach-2 range, the needle-
nosed X-3 has provided much data on aircraft with
small thin wings. It was first test flown on 20
October 1952 and is the forerunner of many
current supersonic fighters. Of the two X-3's built,
one is exhibited at the Air Force Museum,
W-PAFB, Ohio.
Pub. by Joseph F. Morsello, 405 Paper Mill Rd., Phila., Pa. 19118
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