Douglas X3 „Stiletto“ Kampfflugzeug Oktober 1973

Oktober 1973

The Apache can carry a variety of missiles and also has a swiveling machine gun mounted under the fuselage

wie der FW 190 A (Jagdversion) und der FW 190 D (Langstreckenjäger)

the Gulf War

All of the aircraft have now been taken out of service

Douglas X3 „Stiletto“ Kampfflugzeug Oktober 1973The only twin engine X 3 built was designed to enable sustained flight at twice the speed of sound, the use of very short wings and the construction of the airframe from titanium . However, difficulties in developing the originally planned Westinghouse J46 engines forced the use of the much weaker J34 engines , preventing the X 3 from reaching its Mach 2 potential . Nevertheless, the data gained during the X 3 program greatly benefited the F 104 , the