X-10 Navajo Crash Site

November 22nd 2017





Summery :

 The North American X-10 Navajo was one of the most sophisticated jets of its time. It was piloted completely by remote control. This early drone aircraft served as a prototype for SM-64 Navajo cruise missile.
This X-10 (#51-9311) was the fifth airplane of the 5 prototypes originally built. It was their 13th of total 15 test flights at Edwards AFB.
On February 22, 1955, it was approaching on landing area when its braking parachute deployed prematurely, 15 miles short of the runway. It landed upright, but then burst into flames.
Nobody was injured as this was an unmanned aircraft.


    
Description



Manufacturer:
North American Aviation
Base model:
X-10
Nickname:
Navajo
Designation System:
U.S. Air Force
Designation Period:
1953-1958
Basic role:
Experimental aircraft
Serial Number:
#51-9311 (GM 19311)
Year built:
1951
Crash Date:
2/22/55
Cause of Crash:
parachute deployed prematurely
Fatalities:
0




Specifications



Length:
77' 23 m
Height:
14' 5" 4.39 m
Wingspan:
28' 2" 8.59 m
Wingarea:
425.0 sq ft 39.50 sq m
Empty Weight:
25,800 lb 11,703 kg
Max Takeoff Weight:
42,300 lb 19,187 kg





Propulsion



No. of Engines:
2
Powerplant:
Westinghouse XJ40-WE-1 turbojets
Thrust:
10,900 lbf





Performance



Max Speed:
1,300 mph 2,092 km/h 1,130 kt
Ceiling:
45,000 ft 14,000 m
Rate of climb:
5,224 ft/min 26.54 m/s





Number built:
13


    
Other X-10 Link :
 Wikipedia Link : North American X-10
    



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