The Douglas X-3 Stiletto is an American experimental jet aircraft that first flew in 1952, built with a long, needle-like fuselage and very short, thin wings intended to test a design suited for sustained supersonic flight. Underpowered by the engines available at the time, it never reached its intended top speed in level flight, but the data it produced on its distinctive thin, low-aspect-ratio wing shape influenced the design of later supersonic aircraft, most notably through the area rule research it helped inform.
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SignificanceShowed the dangers of roll inertia coupling and provided early flight test data on the phenomenon during supersonic aircraft development. 1 Manufacturer or BuilderDouglas Aircraft Company 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Douglas X-3 Stiletto, Wikipedia
Operational history section, first hop
The first X-3 'hop' was made on 15 October 1952, by Douglas test pilot Bill Bridgeman.
Lead section
manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company
Operational history section, legacy
It showed the dangers of roll inertia coupling, and provided early flight test data on the phenomenon.
In Group: Experimental Jet Research Aircraft, Lead sentence
The Douglas X-3 Stiletto is a 1950s United States experimental jet aircraft with a slender fuselage and a long tapered nose, manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company.
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