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This documentary explores the history of America's most secret and missing X-Planes, focusing on the incredible Republic XF-103 and North American XF-108 Rapier interceptor prototypes of the Cold War. We delve into the declassified story of these experimental aircraft, designed to fly at speeds beyond Mach 3 to counter the threat of Soviet bombers, and trace the origins of the X-Plane program back to the race to break the sound barrier. In the aftermath of World War II, a new conflict began—a Cold War fought in the shadows and in the skies above. The dawn of the jet age was supercharged by the X-Planes, a series of experimental aircraft designed to push the boundaries of flight. It began with the legendary Bell X-1, which smashed the sound barrier in 1947, and opened the floodgates for a generation of incredible designs. But for every X-Plane that made history, there were others—more ambitious, more powerful, and far more secret—that never left the ground. These are the ghosts of the program. This film tells the story of two of the most spectacular: the Republic XF-103 and the North American XF-108 Rapier. The XF-103 was a "missile with a man in it," a titanium titan designed to scream towards Soviet bombers at over 2,000 miles per hour, armed with devastating air-to-air missiles. Its design was so radical the pilot would have flown using a periscope. The XF-108 Rapier was to be the long-range bodyguard for the XB-70 Valkyrie, a massive interceptor capable of engaging enemy bombers far over the Arctic Circle. Why were these incredible machines, which promised total air supremacy, ultimately cancelled? Join us as we declassify the story of the ultimate aviation "what ifs." General Characteristics (Projected) Republic XF-103 Crew: 1 Role: High-speed Interceptor Length: 77 ft (23.5 m) Wingspan: 35 ft 8 in (10.87 m) Powerplant: 1 × Wright XJ67-W-3 turbojet, 15,000 lbf thrust, feeding a XRJ55-W-1 ramjet with 20,600 lbf thrust. Max Speed (Projected): Mach 3 (sustained), with dashes to Mach 5. Service Ceiling (Projected): 80,000 ft (24,385 m) Armament: 6 x GAR-3 Falcon AAMs and 36 x FFAR rockets in an internal bay. North American XF-108 Rapier Crew: 2 Role: Long-range Interceptor Length: 89 ft 2 in (27.2 m) Wingspan: 57 ft 5 in (17.5 m) Powerplant: 2 × General Electric YJ93-GE-3AR afterburning turbojets, 29,300 lbf (130 kN) thrust each. Max Speed (Projected): Mach 3 (1,980 mph, 3,190 km/h). Service Ceiling (Projected): 80,100 ft (24,400 m) Armament: 3 x Hughes GAR-9 (later AIM-47) Falcon AAMs in a rotary launcher. To support/join the channel ➤ https://www.youtube.com/@Dronescapes/join ➤ More aircraft and history videos: https://www.youtube.com/@Dronescapes ➤ Join the channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Dronescapes/join ➤ THREADS: https://www.threads.net/@dronescapesvideos ➤ FB: https://www.facebook.com/Dronescapesvideos ➤ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/Atellani/ ➤ IG: https://www.instagram.com/dronescapesvideos ➤ BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dronescapes.bsky.social ➤ Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/dronescapesvideos ➤ X/Twitter: https://dronescapes.video/2p89vedj VIDEO SERIES: 🎥U.S. AIRCRAFT VIDEOS: https://dronescapes.video/US 🎥AVIATION VIDEOS: https://dronescapes.video/aviation 🎥GERMAN AIRCRAFT VIDEOS: https://dronescapes.video/WWIIGermany 🎥BRITISH AIRCRAFT VIDEOS: https://dronescapes.video/British 🎥ERIC BROWN VIDEOS: https://dronescapes.video/EricBrown 🎥B-29 VIDEOS: https://dronescapes.video/B29 🎥VIETNAM AND KOREA: https://dronescapes.video/Vietnam 🎥TURBOJET VIDEOS: https://dronescapes.video/Turbojet 🎥SUPERSONIC VIDEOS: https://dronescapes.video/fastest 🎥EXTREME AIRCRAFT VIDEOS: https://dronescapes.video/Extreme 🎥STRANGE PLANES VIDEOS: https://dronescapes.video/Extreme 🎥COLD WAR ERA VIDEOS: https://dronescapes.video/ColdWar 🎥 WW2 VIDEOS: https://dronescapes.video/WW2 #XPlanes #SecretAircraft #ColdWar

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