Douglas X-3 Stiletto Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions

by U.S. Department of the Air Force and United States Air Force

The radical Douglas X-3 Stiletto was built primarily of titanium, and was intended to test high speed flight and low-aspect ratio wing design. Initial requirements indicated the aircraft would carry the J-46 engine and be capable of reaching cruising speeds above Mach 2.0. Problems with the J-46 engine, led Douglas engineers to substitute underpowered J-34 turbojets. Although the plane once achieved Mach 1.2 in a dive, it never went supersonic in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1430308281
• ISBN13: 9781430308287
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 82 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"