List of X-3 flights
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.
X-3 pilots[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ^ a b "X-3 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ a b "X-3 Stiletto - NASA". 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ "Joseph A. Walker". New Mexico Museum of Space History. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ 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.
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