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North American X-10
North American · Cruise Missile Demonstrator · USA · Early Jet (1946–1969)
The North American X-10 is an unmanned technology demonstrator developed by North American Aviation. It was a subscale reusable design that included many of the design features of the SM-64 Navaho missile. The X-10 was similar to the development of the Bell X-9 Shrike project, which was based on features of the GAM-63 RASCAL.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Experimental
- Domain
- Dual-Use
- Era
- Early Jet (1946–1969)
- Country
- USA
- Manufacturer
- North American
- Operator
- USAF
- Primary Role
- Cruise Missile Demonstrator
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1953
- Produced
- 13
- Propulsion
- Turbojet
- Engine
- 2x Westinghouse J40-WE-1 turbojet
- Thrust / Power
- 21,000 lbf total
- Launch
- Ground
- Length (ft)
- 66
- Wingspan (ft)
- 28.7
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 28000
- MTOW (lb)
- 42500
- Endurance (hr)
- 1.5
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 50000
- Range (mi)
- 1000
- Max Speed (mph)
- 1320
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 2.0