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Douglas X-3 Stiletto, Edwards AFB

By: Dragon Models

Type: Scale Model

Product Line: Dragon Wings - X-Planes Series (1:144)

2 figures

Last Stocked on 3/18/2020

Product Info

Title
Douglas X-3 Stiletto, Edwards AFB
Publisher
Sub-category
Publish Year
2016
NKG Part #
2147647369
MFG. Part #
DRW51028
Type
Scale Model
Age Range
14 Years and Up

Description

Continuing on with Dragon Warbird’s collection of experimental aircraft is a 1/144 scale model of the X-3 jet aircraft. Developed by Douglas Aircraft Company from 1949 onwards, the sleek X-3 Stiletto was designed for sustained supersonic speeds. The X-3 employed titanium and low-aspect ratio wings, and the first prototype was delivered in September 1952, with the first flight occurring the following month. Eventually a total of 51 X-3 flights took place. However, the pair of Westinghouse J34 turbojet engines was not powerful enough so it never actually reached Mach 1 in straight flight! The effort wasn’t wasted though, as data obtained from the X-3 was used to produce the F-104 Starfighter. The lone X-3 Stiletto is on display at the National Museum of the US Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.

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