Lockheed Martin X-59 Quesst - Wikipedia
The Lockheed Martin X-59 Quesst ("Quiet SuperSonic Technology"), sometimes styled QueSST, is an American experimental supersonic aircraft under development by Skunk Works for NASA 's Low- Boom Flight Demonstrator project. [ 1] . Preliminary design started in February 2016, with the X-59 planned to begin flight testing in 2021.
X-59 | Lockheed Martin
NASA’s composites-intensive X-59 QueSST experimental aircraft is set for its first flight by the end of 2022, after nine years of design, manufacture, assembly and testing by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works.
NASA, Lockheed Martin Reveal X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft
Jan 12, 2024 · The X-59 is a unique experimental airplane, not a prototype – its technologies are meant to inform future generations of quiet supersonic aircraft. At 99.7 feet long and 29.5 feet wide, the aircraft’s shape and the technological advancements it houses will make quiet supersonic flight possible.
Quesst - NASA
Jul 18, 2024 · 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 banned in the United States, by making sonic booms quieter.
On the Brink of Revolution: NASA’s Quiet Supersonic X-59 ...
Aug 18, 2024 · The team preparing NASA’s X-59 continues through testing in preparation for the quiet supersonic aircraft to make its first flight. This includes a trio of important structural tests and critical inspections on the path to flight. The X-59 is an experimental plane that will fly faster than the speed of sound without a loud sonic boom.
Rollout of the X-59 Quesst Supersonic Plane (Official NASA ...
Watch the rollout of NASA's newly painted X-59 Quesst supersonic aircraft live from Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California.
Special Report: X-59 Makes its Public Debut - NASA
Jan 12, 2024 · The centerpiece of NASA's Quesst mission to enable a future that includes commercial supersonic air travel over land, the X-59 quiet supersonic technology aircraft made its public debut on Jan. 12, 2024. This special report has all the details and background.
X-59: The Supersonic Plane of the Future | Lockheed Martin
Mar 5, 2024 · Watch this video from CNN on how the X-59 can revolutionize supersonic flight over land: The Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® team is addressing a longstanding challenge in supersonic flight – the sonic boom – through a collaborative effort with NASA's Quesst Mission.
NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet passes key safety review ...
May 31, 2024 · The X-59, built by Lockheed Martin, is a key component of NASA's groundbreaking Quesst mission aimed at reducing the sonic booms associated with supersonic planes, which have been banned from...
Skunk Works® Unveils the X-59, First Look at the Future of ...
Jan 5, 2024 · The X-59 is the centerpiece of NASA's Quesst mission with the goal of collecting community response data from flights over representative communities across the United States.
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