X-2
The Bell X-2 (nicknamed "Starbuster") was an X-plane research aircraft built to investigate flight characteristics in the Mach 2–3 range. The X-2 was a rocket-powered, swept-wing research aircraft developed jointly in 1945 by Bell Aircraft Corporation, the United States Army Air Forces and the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) to explore aerodynamic problems of supersonic flight and to expand the speed and altitude regimes obtained with the earlier X-1 series of research aircraft.
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- Manufacturer
- Bell Aircraft Corporation
- Country of origin
- United States
- First flight
- 1955-11-18
- Length
- 11.5 m
- Wingspan
- 9.8 m
Specifications
- Max speed
- 1,820 kt
- Service ceiling
- 126,200 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 24,910 lb
- Empty weight
- 12,375 lb
- Powerplant
- Curtiss-Wright XLR25
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 37.8 ft
- Wingspan
- 32.3 ft
- Height
- 11.8 ft
- Number built
- 2
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.