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X-59 ‘Quiet supersonic’ jet from NASA and Lockheed finally rolls out
NASA and Lockheed Martin have finally taken the wraps off of the X-59, a 'quiet supersonic' aircraft that may shape the future of both military and
Until now the aircraft has only been seen in various stages of disassembly in the hangar; today marks the first time it’s been out on the tarmac in public view, and of course they made quite a to-do over at Lockheed’s Palmdale facility. Though it’s impossible to entirely mitigate the effect of a large body moving through the atmosphere at great speed, the team aims to reduce the boom to a “sonic thump” that’s less disruptive to people, infrastructure, and wildlife. So the team instead mounted a 4K screen they call the eXternal Visibility System, or XVS, which relays images from the front in real time.
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