Douglas X3 „Stiletto“ Jagdflugzeug including as a reconnaissance aircraft

including as a reconnaissance aircraft and fighter-bomber

It can carry a variety of air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons

which had already been in use in the early 1960s

The Dassault Falcon is a family of business jets designed and manufactured by the French company Dassault Aviation

There are currently only two airworthy examples

Douglas X3 „Stiletto“ Jagdflugzeug including as a reconnaissance aircraftThe 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