Douglas X-3 Stiletto Made In Kerbal Space Program (Somehow it works!)

[RonnieThePotato]

I built the X-3 Stiletto in Kerbal Space Program.
It is an old aircraft that worked in between 1952 to 1956.The X-3 Stiletto was manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company, It was designed to be very aerodynamic and to go past supersonic speeds, 2000 m/h to be exact.
The craft failed to do what it was supposed to achieve, supersonic speed, but the information that was gained from it helped make some of today's military aircraft.   

Here it is!

The X-3 Stiletto in KSP

 

Top View

 

The real aircraft.

 

On the runway.

 

On flight.

 

More on flight.

 

The model I made, like the real aircraft, fails to reach supersonic speeds, it goes up to 213.3 m/s.
Takes off at a speed of about 110 m/s which isn't that good.
It can climb up to around 6000 meters in altitude with minor stalling.
What surprises me is that it is very controllable and aerodynamic, despite its two small wings. It is only controlled from the rear of the craft, and a remote guidance unit. I had to make it very light and small for those small engines to be able to carry it into the sky.
It can easily change its prograde which makes it a nice stunt plane and it just looks pretty cool!
It is also EXTREMELY easy to land even though its two back wheels are not that spread out.

 

Aircraft Information

Crew
Crew Count:                              1

Parts
Part Count:                              33

Mass
Total Mass:                         4.717
Fuel Mass:                              1.5
Dry Mass:                           3.217

Size
Height:                                   3.7
Width:                                    5.5
Length:                                15.0

Fuel

Total Fuel Tanks:                       6
Fuel Tanks Per Engine:             3
Total Fuel:                             300
Fuel Per Engine:                   150

Engine

Total Engines:                          2
Air-Breathing Engines:             2
Liquid Fuel Engines:                0
Total Maximum Thrust:       41.2

 

Download

I recommend trying it out yourself, its quite fun to fly!
Craft File: https://kerbalx.com/RonnieThePotoat/X-3-Stiletto
Tip: If the craft's landing gear explodes at take off due to stress, set the wheel's spring strength to about 0.75.
 

Thanks for viewing! I hope you have fun with this craft!

 

Edited August 2, 2016 by RonnieThePotato

[YoeriCookie]

I might give this one a go too, it doesn't look hard to make...

[RonnieThePotato]

1 hour ago, YoeriCookie said:

I might give this one a go too, it doesn't look hard to make...

It was very hard to make, it was hard to match up the mass lift and thrust. If you notice there is a wing clipped inside the cockpit to help the center of lift.

Also making it lightweight was a bit of a problem too. It works though!

[Yukon0009]

Nice work! Are you going to attempt making some of the other X planes?

[RonnieThePotato]

21 hours ago, Yukon0009 said:

Nice work! Are you going to attempt making some of the other X planes?

Yes actually, I enjoy making ksp replicas, not just planes. I'm also gonna see if I can get mods like b9 aerospace or other things. I also always wanted to try making a helicopter!