Lockheed Martin X-59 Quesst - Wikipedia
The Low-Boom X-plane is 99.7 ft (30.4 m) long with a 29.5 ft (9.0 m) wingspan for a maximum takeoff weight of 32,300 lb (14,700 kg). Propelled by a General Electric F414 engine, it should reach a maximum speed of Mach 1.5 or 990 mph (1,590 km/h), and cruise at Mach 1.42 or 940 mph (1,510 km/h) at 55,000 ft (16,800 m). [ 25 ]
X-59 Supersonic Plane - Lockheed Martin
Unlock the future of supersonic travel with the X-59, a revolutionary plane designed to help NASA reduce sonic booms. Learn more from Lockheed Martin.
NASA, Lockheed Martin Reveal X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft
Jan 12, 2024 · NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims to gather data that could revolutionize air travel, paving the way for a new generation of commercial aircraft that can travel faster than the speed of sound.
Special Report: X-59 Makes its Public Debut - NASA
Jan 12, 2024 · NASA and Lockheed Martin publicly unveil the X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft at a ceremony in Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California.
X-59 Passes Milestone - NASA
May 15, 2024 · NASA has taken the next step toward verifying the airworthiness for its quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft with the completion of a milestone review that will allow it to progress toward flight.
NASA unveils its revolutionary X-59 Quesst 'quiet' supersonic jet ...
Jan 12, 2024 · As NASA's newest X-plane, the X-59 is designed to break the sound barrier without the thunderous sonic booms that typically occur when aircraft go supersonic....
Skunk Works® Rolls Out X-59, NASA's Newest X-Plane
Jan 12, 2024 · Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® (NYSE: LMT) rolled out the X-59, a unique experimental aircraft designed to quiet the sonic boom, at a ceremony in Palmdale, California. The ceremony marked a...
How Lockheed Martin designed the X-59, the world’s weirdest, …
Sep 27, 2023 · In a feat of engineering, the X-59 travels faster than the speed of sound, while making barely any sound at all. The Lockheed Martin X-59 is probably the strangest airplane ever designed.
Supersonic Travel Without the Sonic Boom: Inside NASA's X-59 Plane
Dec 6, 2022 · Traditional supersonic aircraft can create a sonic boom in excess of 100 decibels during flight -- a problem that led the US Federal Aviation Administration to ban commercial supersonic flight over...
Rollout of the X-59 Quesst Supersonic Plane - NASA+
Jan 14, 2024 · Watch the rollout of NASA’s newly painted X-59 Quesst supersonic aircraft live from Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. Quesst is NASA’s mission to demonstrate how the X-59 can fly supersonic without generating loud sonic booms, and then survey what people hear when it flies overhead.