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LRC-2022-H1_P_X-59-45
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LRC-2022-H1_P_X-59-45

NASA / LRC · 2022-10-17 · photograph (digital archive)

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The upper empennage, or tail section of the plane, and engine bay is surrounded by a blue gantry that is used to assist with ground installation and removal of the X-59’s lower empennage and engine. Once fully assembled, the X-59 aircraft will demonstrate the ability to fly supersonic while reducing the loud sonic boom to a quiet sonic thump and help enable commercial supersonic air travel over land. This aircraft is the centerpiece of NASA’s Quesst mission.

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X-59QuesstQuiet Supersonic TechnologyLow Boom Flight DemonstratorX-planeLow-BoomX-59 assemblyLBFDaeronauticsLockheed MartinSkunk WorksARMD
Credit lineLRC-2022-H1_P_X-59-45. NASA/LRC, 2022-10-17. Public domain. ID: LRC-2022-H1_P_X-59-45.
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