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Commercial supersonic flights over US land were banned in 1973 due to the sonic boom. The X-59 should create a quiet sonic boom at the test point of Mach 1.4 at 55,000ft.Summary
Mark Piesing writing for BBC Future, makes the following points:
- It is a joint project between NASA and Lockheed Martin's secretive Skunk Works.
- The X-59 has a long nose and borrowed canopy so that the pilot won't have any forward vision. A digital eXternal Vision System will be used instead.
- The long nose of the plane is designed to separate the shockwaves caused by the nose from that caused by the wing.
- The engines are above the wing, so shockwaves don't travel towards the ground.
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- JAN 2023 NASA, Lockheed Expect X-59 Quesst Aircraft to Make First Flight This Year- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- JAN 2023 NASA now eyes 2023 first flight for X-59, as supersonic projects face heat-Peer, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
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- Article Source: Home - BBC Future
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