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.
Construction of a pair of X-3s was approved on 30 June 1949. The first flight of the X-3 was made on October 15, 1952, by Douglas test pilot William Bridgeman.
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.
Construction of a pair of X-3s was approved on 30 June 1949. The first flight of the X-3 was made on October 15, 1952, by Douglas test pilot William Bridgeman.
