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The X-56, an advanced United States experimental jet designed to reach breathtaking speeds at Mach 3 levels and featuring a uniquely narrow fuselage shape paired with a strikingly pointed nose, was developed by Northrop in the early sixties as a direct competitor to supersonic aircraft already in flight. Key research included employing novel aerodynamic concepts, most notably utilizing state-of-the-art lightweight carbon fiber for crucial airframe parts. While initially anticipating speeds exceeding 1,700 mph with ease, however it unfortunately suffered engine failure repeatedly due to serious underpowered design rendering high altitude flights and prolonged acceleration beyond the realms of feasible recovery attempts thus rendering successful trials at such supersonic velocity quite futile after considerable investments. In conclusion the primary research outcomes for X-56 did play an essential role in developing later highly successful designs like F16 by General Dynamics which cleverly adopted the wing technology from X-56 in their quest for creating even faster fighter planes and establishing supremacy among other rivals and adversaries on the high speed aviation stage.[4]