The X-Factor

Dec 30, 2023 | AMAH, American, X-Planes

During World War II the Douglas Aircraft Company in California was approached by Air Technical Service Command, US Air Force, for a design proposal under Materiel, Experimental Project MX-656 to explore the transonic speed regime. A contract for a design study was signed just before war’s end, marking the beginning of a remarkable series of experimental aircraft (the X-Planes) that would push the limits of flight.

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