{"id":6251,"date":"2019-12-17T18:10:06","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T18:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5917.temp.domains\/~iriacom\/\/news\/?p=6251"},"modified":"2024-01-15T07:49:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T05:49:44","slug":"nasas-x-59-supersonic-jet-cleared-for-final-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/nasas-x-59-supersonic-jet-cleared-for-final-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s X-59 supersonic jet cleared for final assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Zoom without the boom: Nasa\u2019s X-59 quiet supersonic technology aircraft enters final assembly<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NASA\u2019s first large scale piloted X-plane in more than three decades is cleared for final assembly and integration of its systems following a major project review at NASA Headquarters in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the completion of KDP-D we\u2019ve shown the project is on schedule, it\u2019s well planned and on track. We have everything in place to continue this\u00a0historic research mission\u00a0for the nation\u2019s air-traveling public,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-s-x-59-quiet-supersonic-research-aircraft-cleared-for-final-assembly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #a80000;\">said<\/span><\/a> Bob Pearce, NASA\u2019s associate administrator for Aeronautics.<\/p>\n<p>NASA\u2019s\u00a0<span style=\"color: #a80000;\"><a style=\"color: #a80000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/lowboom\/vehicle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X-59 QueSST<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(short for Quiet SuperSonic Technology) is\u00a0an experimental piloted aircraft designed to fly faster than sound\u00a0without producing the sonic booms.\u00a0To be precise, it creates a sound about as loud as a car door closing, 75 Perceived Level decibel (PLdB), making it the first low-boom supersonic plane.<\/p>\n<p>It is NASA&#8217;s first large-scale, piloted x-plane (or experimental aircraft) in more than three decades with\u00a0the goal is to reduce the loudness of a sonic boom to more of a sonic thump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The design features no front-facing cockpit window as cameras will feed the forward view to a 4K ultra-high-resolution monitor in the cockpit.<\/p>\n<p>It\u00a0is designed to cruise at 55,000 feet at a speed of\u00a0Mach 1.4\u00a0(940mph).<\/p>\n<p>Scheduled to fly in 2021, the construction of the aircraft,\u00a0under a $247.5\u00a0million\u00a0cost-plus-incentive-fee contract, is continuing at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company\u2019s Skunk Works factory in California.<\/p>\n<p><strong>X-59 specifications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Length:<\/span>\u00a094 feet (29 metres)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Wingspan:<\/span>\u00a029.5 feet (9.0 metres)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Max. airspeed:<\/span>\u00a0Mach 1.4 (940 mph)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Program cost:\u00a0<\/span>$247.5 million<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DPd0OHrmCBc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zoom without the boom: Nasa\u2019s X-59 quiet supersonic technology aircraft enters final assembly NASA\u2019s first large scale 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