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Two X-2 rocket-powered research aircraft built to explore the problems of transonic and supersonic flight. The second aircraft made the first powered flight on 18 November 1955 but was destroyed in a fatal crash on 27 September 1956 after a flight that had achieved an unprecedented Mach 3.2.
| MODEL | X-2 |
| CREW | 1 |
| ENGINE | 1 x Curtiss-Wright XLR25-CW-1 rocket engine, 6804kg |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 9.75 m | 31 ft 12 in |
| Length | 13.41 m | 43 ft 12 in |
| Height | 4.11 m | 13 ft 6 in |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 3058 km/h | 1900 mph |
| Ceiling | 38405 m | 126000 ft |
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