Douglas X-3 Stiletto (signed) Limited Editions - Collector Series including several conversions to special-duty

including several conversions to special-duty variants

The first Cougars were delivered in November of 1951

The X-2 used a steel belly-skid main landing gear and a short

and a good radar

the C-130 Hercules

Douglas X-3 Stiletto (signed) Limited Editions - Collector Series including several conversions to special-dutyThe twin turbojet X 3, the only one built, was designed to test features of an aircraft suitable for sustained flights at supersonic speeds and high altitudes. A secondary mission was to investigate the use of new materials such as titanium and to explore new construction techniques. The X 3 made its first test flight at Edwards AFB, California on October 20, 1952 and flew supersonically in June 1953. Unlike the X 1, X 2, and X 15 which were released