US Airforce Super Sonic Experimental Aircraft PAGE

2008 / 10 / 26 Update.



Bell Aerospace Textron
Bell X-1 (XS-1) Super Sonic Experimental Rocket Aircraft
Length : 9.45m
Wing Span : 8.53m
Hight : 3.30m

Wing Area : 12.08 Square Meter
All-Up Weight : 5,440Kg
Engine : Reaction Motors XLR11-RM-3 Rocket (2,720Kg) X 1
Max Speed : 1,730Km/h (Mach 1.45)
Service Ceiling : 21,750m+
Crew : 1

Bell Aerospace Textron
Bell X-1A Super Sonic Experimental Rocket Aircraft
Length : 10.84m
Wing Span : 8.53m
Hight : 3.25m

Wing Area : 12.08 Square Meter
All-Up Weight : 7,477Kg
Engine : Reaction Motors XLR11-RM-5 Rocket (2,720Kg) X 1
Max Speed : 2,912Km/h (Mach 2.44)
Service Ceiling : 27,566m
Crew : 1

NASA
Bell X-1B Super Sonic Experimental Rocket Aircraft
Length : 10.84m
Wing Span : 8.53m
Hight : 3.25m

Wing Area : 12.08 Square Meter
All-Up Weight : 7,477Kg
Engine : Reaction Motors XLR11-RM-9 Rocket (2,720Kg) X 1
Max Speed : 2,745Km/h (Mach 2.3)
Service Ceiling : 19,812m
Crew : 1

Bell Aerospace Textron
Bell X-1C Super Sonic Rocket Fighter Project
This Project was Cancelled !
Length : 10.84m
Wing Span : 8.53m
Hight : 3.25m

Wing Area : 12.08 Square Meter
All-Up Weight : 7,477Kg
Engine : Reaction Motors XLR11-RM-9 Rocket (2,720Kg) X 1
Max Speed : 2,745Km/h (Mach 2.3)
Service Ceiling : 19,812m
Crew : 1
Armament : 12.7mm Machine Gun X 1

Bell Aerospace Textron
Bell X-1D Super Sonic Experimental Rocket Aircraft
Length : 10.84m
Wing Span : 8.53m
Hight : 3.25m

Wing Area : 12.08 Square Meter
All-Up Weight : 7,477Kg
Engine : Reaction Motors XLR11-RM-5 Rocket (2,720Kg) X 1
Crew : 1

NASA
Bell X-1E Super Sonic Experimental Rocket Aircraft
Length : 9.45m
Wing Span : 6.96m
Hight : 3.30m

Wing Area : 10.68 Square Meter
All-Up Weight : 6,682Kg
Engine : Reaction Motors LR8-RM-5 Rocket (5,440Kg) X 1
Max Speed : 2,912Km/h (Mach 2.44)
Service Ceiling : 22,860m+
Crew : 1
Bell X-1 Foward Swept Wing
This Project was Cancelled !

USAF
Bell X-2 Super Sonic Swept Back Wing Experimental Rocket Aircraft
Length : 13.84m
Wing Span : 9.83m
Hight : 3.58m

Wing Area : 24.19 Square Meter
All-Up Weight : 11,300Kg
Empty Weight : 5,613Kg
Engine : Curtiss Right XLR25-CW-1 Rocket (6,804Kg) X 1
Max Speed : 3,814Km/h (Mach 3.196)
Service Ceiling : 38,466m+
Crew : 1

USAF
Duglas X-3 Stiletto Super Sonic Experimental Jet Aircraft
Length : 20.35m
Wing Span : 6.92m
Hight : 3.82m

Wing Area : 15.47 Square Meter
All-Up Weight : 9,435Kg
Empty Weight : 6,507Kg
Engine : Westinghouse J34-WE-47 Turbojet (2,200Kg) X 2
Max Speed : 1,134Km/h (Mach 0.95)
Service Ceiling : 11,580m
Crew : 1

USAF
Northamerican X-15 Hypersonic flight at high altitude Aircraft
Length : 15.32m
Wing Span : 6.8m
Hight : 3.55m

Wing Area : 18.58 Square Meter
All-Up Weight : 14,186Kg
Empty Weight : 5,195Kg
Engine : Reaction Motors XLR11 Rocket (3,630Kg) X 2
Max Speed : 4,176Km/h (Mach 3.5)
Service Ceiling : 41,600m
Crew : 1

USAF
Northamerican X-15A-2 Hypersonic flight at high altitude Aircraft
The final version of X-15.

Length : 15.99m
Wing Span : 6.8m
Hight : 3.70m

Wing Area : 18.58 Square Meter
All-Up Weight : 25,461Kg
Empty Weight :8,319Kg
Engine : Reaction Motors XLR99 Rocket (26,240Kg) X 1
Max Speed : 7,995Km/h (Mach 6.7)
Service Ceiling : 107,960m
Crew : 1

Rockwell
Northamerican X-15-3 Hypersonic flight at high altitude Aircraft (Delta Wing Version)
The project was cancelled.


NASA
X-43A Hyper-X Hyper Sonic Unmanned Vehicle
Length : approximately 3.66m
Engine : Ramjet & Scramjet
Speed : 5,966 - 11,933Km/h (Mach 5 - 10)
X-51 Hyper Sonic Unmanned Scramjet Vehicle
Engine : Rocket & Scramjet
Speed : 86,5593Km/h (Mach 7)

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