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Stormin' Norman (norman@schwarzkopf.invalid) 2018/06/12 08:16

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On 12 Jun 2018 06:30:08 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
wrote:

>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_X-3_Stiletto
>
>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. Its primary mission was to investigate the design features of
>an aircraft suitable for sustained supersonic speeds, which included the first
>use of titanium in major airframe components. Douglas designed the X-3 with the
>goal of a maximum speed of approximately 2,000 m.p.h, but it was, however,
>seriously underpowered for this purpose and could not even exceed Mach 1 in
>level flight. Although the research aircraft was a disappointment, Lockheed
>designers used data from the X-3 tests for the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter which
>used a similar trapezoidal wing design in a successful Mach 2 fighter.

A great example of how we learn more from our failures.

Thanks for the post!


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