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Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Aero-space => Topic started by: GTX_Admin on January 28, 2012, 04:14:49 AM

Title: Douglas X-3 Stiletto Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on January 28, 2012, 04:14:49 AM
Hi folks,

The Douglas X-3 Stiletto seems to be one of those aircraft that you constantly see on sale in kit form and one that just about everyone either owns or has looked at purchasing at some time or another, but which you rarely ever see modelled or profiled.  So let's change that - what are your Douglas X-3 Stiletto Ideas?

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--emrs-19Ado/TZ1m9lLA5oI/AAAAAAAABGE/Hk0N_YmaKpA/s1600/Douglas-X-3-Stiletto.jpg)
Regards,

Greg
Title: Re: Douglas X-3 Stiletto Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: dy031101 on January 28, 2012, 05:25:27 AM
Switch the powerplants to the Avon/XJ54 and use AIM-26 for armaments?
Title: Re: Douglas X-3 Stiletto Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on January 28, 2012, 06:13:35 AM
I must confess that I have never had any X-3 kits in my possession.  It was never one of those aircraft that really caught my fancy.  I suppose it was due to the thing being a test aircraft and not a front line military aircraft that skewed my perspective but there have been several attempts over the years by a couple of folks that did attempt to militarize the X-3 and they did catch my eye. 
Title: Re: Douglas X-3 Stiletto Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: Alvis 3.1 on January 29, 2012, 12:25:58 AM
Fatten up the forward fuselage, add bubble canopy, switch engine to J-79, T that tail....oh wait, that's a 104. Never mind! ;)

Alvis 3.1
Title: Re: Douglas X-3 Stiletto Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: Weaver on January 29, 2012, 12:36:33 AM
1. Blank off the canopy and turn it into a cruise missile.

2. Scalorama the 1/48th one to 1/72nd, thus making it big enough to do something useful.
Title: Re: Douglas X-3 Stiletto Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on January 29, 2012, 03:07:26 AM
One could possibly do the Douglas Model 1186-C Long Range Special Attack Aircraft (as seen on the cover of Jared Zichek's (aka jzichek on this forum) excellent book:  "Secret Aerospace Projects of the U.S. Navy: The Incredible Attack Aircraft of the USS United States, 1948-1949":

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DJafCAFzQZI/Tt0DUdPWAYI/AAAAAAAADsU/8A8B0hV8xbM/s1600/5728344167_cc3b3f64d8.jpg)

Regards,

Greg
Title: Re: Douglas X-3 Stiletto Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: elmayerle on January 29, 2012, 08:25:15 AM
Well, once upon a time I had the idea of replacing the wings with larger scale F-5 wings and replacing the engines with J79s as a starting point (this was way, way long ago, before I really got into the business).  I still think that re-engining is a priority and larger wings, too; the larger wings actually giving you a place to carry stores.
Title: Re: Douglas X-3 Stiletto Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: The Big Gimper on September 05, 2018, 03:00:49 AM
This post is a copy.

Rocket motor under the "stinger" for the tail surfaces?  I wonder how these wings compare in size to F-104 wings?  As a thought, enlarge the wings while keeping the front and rear sweep the same by putting the 1/72 wings outboard of a set of 1/48 wings from the old Lindberg 1/48 X-3.

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1884/30606716778_74ee01917f_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/NCBqzq)
X-3 Wing options (https://flic.kr/p/NCBqzq) by Big Gimper (https://www.flickr.com/photos/21812089@N02/), on Flickr

Evan: Here is your answer. From the bottom up:

I like the F.1 wing myself: Big wing "F-3E"
Title: Re: Douglas X-3 Stiletto Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: The Big Gimper on September 05, 2018, 03:01:44 AM
Quote from: elmayerle on January 29, 2012, 08:25:15 AM
Well, once upon a time I had the idea of replacing the wings with larger scale F-5 wings and replacing the engines with J79s as a starting point (this was way, way long ago, before I really got into the business).  I still think that re-engining is a priority and larger wings, too; the larger wings actually giving you a place to carry stores.


Response is here: http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=711.msg144645 (http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=711.msg144645) within the X-3 topic thread.
Title: Re: Douglas X-3 Stiletto Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: Robomog on December 20, 2019, 04:56:07 PM
Scalorama 1/48 to 1/72  for  a 2001 Orion III space clipper style space craft

Mog
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Title: Re: Douglas X-3 Stiletto Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: finsrin on December 20, 2019, 05:12:33 PM
Quote from: Robomog on December 20, 2019, 04:56:07 PM
Scalorama 1/48 to 1/72  for  a 2001 Orion III space clipper style space craft

Mog
>^-.-^<

Like concept. :smiley:   To hold number passengers suggest ending up 1/144 or beyond.
Title: Re: Douglas X-3 Stiletto Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: Robomog on December 21, 2019, 12:49:27 AM
Youve Got a point there Mr finsrin 1/144  or 1/100 would scale a lot better  :smiley: ;) :smiley:

Mog
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Title: Re: Douglas X-3 Stiletto Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: kitnut617 on December 21, 2019, 01:53:12 AM
Here's an idea I have ---
Title: Re: Douglas X-3 Stiletto Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: tankmodeler on December 24, 2019, 04:58:55 AM
I have three of the old 1/48 kits bought with the aim of creating some sort of Sci Fi space fighter thing. Thinking of all three of them clustered about a common core fighter-carrying vehicle or booster. Might make a cool Earth-based point low orbit defence fighter thing. Possibly mounting weapons in what are now the intake volume of the fuselage and consolidating the two jet exhausts into some sort of new, single "impulse" drive exhaust.

Paint it up in a cool 70s-80s Terran Trade Authority scheme.

Or it could be an updated moon- or low orbit-based SHADO Interceptor. Probably low orbit with a return to Earth after the mission thus the wings are retained.

Paul
Title: Re: Douglas X-3 Stiletto Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: Robomog on January 04, 2020, 02:32:25 AM
Scalorama 1/48 to 1/72  for  a X-wing style space fighter, remove the tail planes and rudder but leave the "stinger" boom, add some armament to the wings and something to the wing tips. I haven't measured this but there may be room for a second crewman/ robot. Fair over the intakes and install some cannon.

A "T-wing" fighter ?

Mog
>^-.-^<