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Douglas X-2.5 Supersonic Tester

2,086 Khanhlam  2.7 years ago

This is my build,based on Douglas X-3 Stiletto (lmao this jet actually can reach mach 1,the real aircraft can't do it xD)
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 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.

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 62.1ft (18.9m)
  • Length 107.3ft (32.7m)
  • Height 19.9ft (6.1m)
  • Empty Weight 15,743lbs (7,141kg)
  • Loaded Weight 29,718lbs (13,480kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.268
  • Wing Loading 34.4lbs/ft2 (168.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 863.1ft2 (80.2m2)
  • Drag Points 10205

Parts

  • Number of Parts 58
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 516