Mission: Testbed for the Navaho "cruise" missile system
Major Accomplishments: Very successful flight testbed. While considered as a cruise missile candidate, this project was eventually dropped.
Power Source: 2 Westinghouse J40-WE-1 turbojets with afterburners
Wing Span: 28' 2"
Length: 71'
Maximum Achieved Speed: Mach 2+
Maximum Achieved Altitude: 44,800'
Range: 850 miles
Additional Information: 13 X-10s were built and 10 of them were flown using a programmed, auto navigation system. The X-10 served as a test platform for the USAF "Navaho" missile system. One X-10 is know to exist and it is on display at the USAF museum in Dayton, Ohio.
