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List of X-3 flights

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Following is a list of flights of the Douglas X-3 Stiletto, the American experimental aircraft that first flew in October 1952 and retired in 1956.

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X-3 pilots

Pilot Agency Flights Aircraft
Bill Bridgeman[1] Douglas Aircraft 26 49-2892
Frank Everest[2] USAF-NACA 3 49-2892
Joseph Walker[3] NACA 20 49-2892
Chuck Yeager[2] USAF-NACA 3 49-2892

X-3 flights

Vehicle
Flight #
Date Pilot Aircraft Agency Velocity
-Mach-
Altitude
- m -
Comments
X-3 #0 October 15, 1952[1] Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 0 ? ? Scheduled taxi test. Became airborne for 1-mile.
X-3 #1 October 20, 1952[4] Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 1 ? ? First "Official" flight. Flew 20-minutes.
X-3 #2 ?, 1952 Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 2 ? ? -
X-3 #3 ?, 1952 Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 3 ? ? -
X-3 #4 ?, 1952 Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 4 ? ? -
X-3 #5 ?, 1953 Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 5 ? ? -
X-3 #6 ?, 1953 Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 6 ? ? -
X-3 #7 ?, 1953 Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 7 ? ? -
X-3 #8 ?, 1953 Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 8 ? ? -
X-3 #9 ?, 1953 Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 9 ? ? -
X-3 #10 ?, 1953 Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 10 ? ? -
X-3 #11 ?, 1953 Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 11 ? ? -
X-3 #12 July 28, 1953 Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 12 1.208 ? Fastest X-3 flight.
X-3 #13 ?, 1953 Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 13 ? ? -
X-3 #14 ?, 1953 Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 14 ? ? -
X-3 #15 ?, 1953 Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 15 ? ? -
X-3 #16 ?, 1953 Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 16 ? ? -
X-3 #17 ?, 1953 Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 17 ? ? -
X-3 #18 ?, 1953 Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 18 ? ? -
X-3 #19 ?, 1953 Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 19 ? ? -
X-3 #20 ?, 1953 Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 20 ? ? -
X-3 #21 ?, 1953 Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 21 ? ? -
X-3 #22 ?, 1953 Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 22 ? ? -
X-3 #23 ?, 1953 Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 23 ? ? -
X-3 #24 ?, 1953 Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 24 ? ? -
X-3 #25 December, 1953 Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 25 ? ? Last Douglas evaluation flight.
X-3 #26 July, 1954 Frank Everest 49-2892 USAF 1 ? ? Joint USAF-NACA evaluation flight.
X-3 #27 July, 1954 Frank Everest 49-2892 USAF 2 ? ? Joint USAF-NACA evaluation flight.
X-3 #28 July, 1954 Frank Everest 49-2892 USAF 3 ? ? Joint USAF-NACA evaluation flight.
X-3 #29 July, 1954 Chuck Yeager 49-2892 USAF 4 ? ? Joint USAF-NACA evaluation flight.
X-3 #30 July, 1954 Chuck Yeager 49-2892 USAF 5 ? ? Joint USAF-NACA evaluation flight.
X-3 #31 July, 1954 Chuck Yeager 49-2892 USAF 6 ? ? Joint USAF-NACA evaluation flight.
X-3 #32 August 23, 1954[4] Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 1 ? ? Pilot familiarization.
X-3 #33 September 3, 1954 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 2 ? ? Static longitudinal stability and control, wing and tail loads, and pressure distribution.
X-3 #34 September 9, 1954 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 3 ? ? Same as flight 2.
X-3 #35 September 9, 1954 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 4 ? ? Same as flight 2.
X-3 #36 September 16, 1954 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 5 ? ? Same as flight 2.
X-3 #37 October 19, 1954 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 6 ? ? Same as flight 2.
X-3 #38 October 21, 1954 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 7 ? ? Same as flight 2.
X-3 #39 October 21, 1954 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 8 ? ? Investigation of lateral and directional stability and control.
X-3 #40 October 21, 1954 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 9 ? ? Same as flight 8.
X-3 #41 October 27, 1954 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 10 1.154 9,862 Walker's 10th flight. Tumbled out of control. Pilot recovered. Airframe stressed to limit.[4]
X-3 #42 September 20, 1955 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 11 ? ? Investigation of longitudinal stability and control, wing and tail loads, and wing pressure distribution.
X-3 #43 September 22, 1955 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 12 ? ? Same as flight 11.
X-3 #44 October 6, 1955 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 13 ? ? Directional stability and control, vertical tail loads.
X-3 #45 October 12, 1955 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 14 ? ? Same as flight 13. Drag chute inadvertently deployed in flight without damage to aircraft.
X-3 #46 October 20, 1955 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 15 ? ? Dynamic lateral stability and control, vertical tail loads.
X-3 #47 October 21, 1956 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 16 ? ? Same as flight 15.
X-3 #48 October 23, 1955 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 17 ? ? Same as flight 15. flight marked conclusion of NACA X-3 static and dynamic stability and control and tail loads programs on the aircraft.
X-3 #49 December 13, 1955 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 18 ? ? Control system evaluation. One engine damaged from ingestion of pressure probe; X-3 grounded for maintenance and repairs.
X-3 #50 April 4, 1956 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 19 ? ? Pressure distribution measurements. Nose instrumentation compartment fire caused minor damage to flight-test instrumentation.
X-3 #51 May 23, 1956 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 20 ? ? Lateral control investigation; last NACA flight. Plane retired.

References

  1. ^ a b "X-3 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  2. ^ a b "X-3 Stiletto - NASA". 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  3. ^ "Joseph A. Walker". New Mexico Museum of Space History. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  4. ^ a b c News, Aerotech (2021-07-18). "Douglas X-3 Stiletto accomplished much, but not what was originally planned". Aerotech News & Review. Retrieved 2024-02-02. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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