NASA's supersonic plane has moved closer to the runway in preparation for its debut flight.
parked on the flight line — the space between the hangar and the runway — at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. The plane was moved from its construction site to the flight line on June 19, according toThis milestone kicks off a series of ground tests to ensure the X-59 is safe and ready to fly as part of NASA's
, which aims to demonstrate that the aircraft can fly faster than the speed of sound without generating the loud sonic booms generally produced by supersonic planes. "NASA will then fly the X-59 over several communities to gather data on human responses to the sound generated during supersonic flight," officials said in the statement from the space agency."NASA will deliver that data set to U.S.
Technicians check out the X-59 aircraft as it sits near the runway at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California, on June 19, 2023. The X-59 supersonic jet is expected to produce only a gentle thump, or the equivalent of a nearby car door slamming, for people on the ground. In comparison, previous generations of supersonic aircraft are known to rattle windows when flying over the speed of sound. over land, opening new doors for faster commercial cargo and passenger air travel.
A head-on view of the X-59 supersonic plane, as engineers prepare for ground and initial flight tests at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California.
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