Douglas X3 „Stiletto“ Kampfflugzeug Oktober 1973

Oktober 1973

It was originally designed for the Royal Navy and was one of the first jet-powered aircraft to operate from aircraft carriers

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the Gulf War

Douglas X3 „Stiletto“ Kampfflugzeug Oktober 1973The only twin engine X 3 built was designed to enable sustained flight at twice the speed of sound, the use of very short wings and the construction of the airframe from titanium . However, difficulties in developing the originally planned Westinghouse J46 engines forced the use of the much weaker J34 engines , preventing the X 3 from reaching its Mach 2 potential . Nevertheless, the data gained during the X 3 program greatly benefited the F 104 , the