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

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

VehicleFlight # Date Pilot Aircraft Agency Velocity-Mach- Altitude- m - Comments
X-3 #0October 15, 1952[1]Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 0 ? ? Scheduled taxi test. Became airborne for 1-mile.
X-3 #1October 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 #12July 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 #25December, 1953 Bill Bridgeman 49-2892 Douglas 25 ? ? Last Douglas evaluation flight.
X-3 #26July, 1954 Frank Everest 49-2892 USAF 1 ? ? Joint USAF-NACA evaluation flight.
X-3 #27July, 1954 Frank Everest 49-2892 USAF 2 ? ? Joint USAF-NACA evaluation flight.
X-3 #28July, 1954 Frank Everest 49-2892 USAF 3 ? ? Joint USAF-NACA evaluation flight.
X-3 #29July, 1954 Chuck Yeager 49-2892 USAF 4 ? ? Joint USAF-NACA evaluation flight.
X-3 #30July, 1954 Chuck Yeager 49-2892 USAF 5 ? ? Joint USAF-NACA evaluation flight.
X-3 #31July, 1954 Chuck Yeager 49-2892 USAF 6 ? ? Joint USAF-NACA evaluation flight.
X-3 #32August 23, 1954[4]Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 1 ? ? Pilot familiarization.
X-3 #33September 3, 1954 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 2 ? ? Static longitudinal stability and control, wing and tail loads, and pressure distribution.
X-3 #34September 9, 1954 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 3 ? ? Same as flight 2.
X-3 #35September 9, 1954 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 4 ? ? Same as flight 2.
X-3 #36September 16, 1954 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 5 ? ? Same as flight 2.
X-3 #37October 19, 1954 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 6 ? ? Same as flight 2.
X-3 #38October 21, 1954 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 7 ? ? Same as flight 2.
X-3 #39October 21, 1954 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 8 ? ? Investigation of lateral and directional stability and control.
X-3 #40October 21, 1954 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 9 ? ? Same as flight 8.
X-3 #41October 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 #42September 20, 1955 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 11 ? ? Investigation of longitudinal stability and control, wing and tail loads, and wing pressure distribution.
X-3 #43September 22, 1955 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 12 ? ? Same as flight 11.
X-3 #44October 6, 1955 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 13 ? ? Directional stability and control, vertical tail loads.
X-3 #45October 12, 1955 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 14 ? ? Same as flight 13. Drag chute inadvertently deployed in flight without damage to aircraft.
X-3 #46October 20, 1955 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 15 ? ? Dynamic lateral stability and control, vertical tail loads.
X-3 #47October 21, 1956 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 16 ? ? Same as flight 15.
X-3 #48October 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 #49December 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 #50April 4, 1956 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 19 ? ? Pressure distribution measurements. Nose instrumentation compartment fire caused minor damage to flight-test instrumentation.
X-3 #51May 23, 1956 Joseph Walker 49-2892 NACA 20 ? ? Lateral control investigation; last NACA flight. Plane retired.

References

  1. ^ ab"X-3 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  2. ^ ab"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. ^ abcNews, 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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