NASA’s experimental supersonic aircraft, the X-59 QueSST (Quiet SuperSonic Technology), has moved a step closer to its first flight. At Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California, the aircraft now sits on the flight line, the space between the hangar and the runway. The move fro...
A date has not yet been set for the X-59's first flight. When it takes to the skies, the X-59 will fly over selected U.S. cities where researchers will collect data about the quieter "thumps" the Quesst makes as it flies, including how the public on the ground perceive...
NASA’s X-59 QueSST, the Quiet Supersonic Aircraft on the Way to Its First Flight An artist’s impression of the X-59 (Image courtesy: Supersonic commercial aircraft could soon take to the air again, as NASA and Lockheed Martin’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology aircraft (Que...
The management review, known as Key Decision Point-D (KDP-D), was the last programmatic hurdle for the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft to clear before officials meet again in late 2020 to approve the airplane's first flight in 2021. "With the completion of KDP-D we'...
The F414-GE-100 engine, which will power NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology X-plane (QueSST) in flight, is unboxed at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Image: NASA The F414-GE-100 engine that will power the X-plane was delivered to the Armstrong Fli...
In collaboration with NASA's Quesst Mission, the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® team is solving one of the most persistent challenges of supersonic flight – the sonic boom. The X-59 will be used to collect community response data on the acceptability of a quiet sonic boom generated by the...
美国宇航局和洛克希德·马丁公司的X-59安静超音速技术飞机(QueSST)正在按计划实施,目标是很快飞向天空,推动FAA授权超音速民用飞机的应用。目前,工程师们计算流体动力学模拟,努力推进他们的目标。 X-59被指定为30年来投入生产的第一架X型飞机,旨在证明超音速飞越陆地飞行时,可以在不违反任何法律的情况下,不会因为音爆而...
NASA and Lockheed Martin test pilots inspect the painted X-59 as it sits on the ramp at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California. The X-59 is the centerpiece of NASA’s Quesst mission, which seeks to solve one of the major barriers to supersonic flight over land, currently ba...
The management review, known as Key Decision Point-D (KDP-D), was the last programmatic hurdle for the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft to clear before officials meet again in late 2020 to approve the airplane’s first flight in 2021. “With the completion of ...
The X-59 Quesst in Palmdale, California.(Image credit: Lockheed Martin) But Melroy admitted that she had initial some doubts about the revolutionary aircraft. "As a test pilot, the first time I looked at the design I went 'hmm,' really had some questions about that." ...