Integrated Aviation Systems ProgramNo, it’s not hypermodern art. This image from a simulation generated by NASA’s high-performance computers, shows a Transonic Truss Braced...Before NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft takes to the skies, plenty of testing happens to ensure a safe first flight....A model of the X-59 aircraft, the centerpiece of NASA’s mission to gather information intended to help enable a new...A model of the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing aircraft is seen here installed for testing in the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel...Don Durston never grew out of building model planes – they’re just a whole lot more sophisticated these days! The...This colorized schlieren image is of a small-scale model of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) airplane taken inside NASA...NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft (QueSST) is pictured here at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in California, wrapped up in...The NASA and Lockheed Martin team behind the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) have recently removed the aircraft from its...The X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft is taking shape at the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California....Instrumentation Technician, Michael “Mick” Hodgins, performs installation measures on the trans-sonic truss-braced wing (TTBW) model in NASA Langley Research Center’s...Pictured at left: The low pressure (hypobaric) chamber at KBR’s facility in San Antonio, Texas, simulates very high altitudes by...NASA’s X-59 requires the use of creative and strategic supersonic technologies to control and soften the jarring sound that hits...NASA is targeting 2022 for the first flight of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) research aircraft. Its mission –...NASA is on a mission to revolutionize supersonic air travel for passengers across the globe. In this image, you’ll see...This image actually is the product of a complex computer simulation involving supersonic shockwaves.NASA continues to make progress on the assembly of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology, or QueSST, aircraft, while overcoming challenges...Take a moment and just stare at this beautiful airplane. Whether or not you have an interest in aeronautics or...Technicians at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works factory in Palmdale, California examine the cockpit section of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology...The vertical tail of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology airplane is unpacked from its shipping crate after delivery to Lockheed...The wing and cockpit sections of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) are coming together at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works®...The X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology, or QueSST, wing assembly is lifted by a crane and moved to another area of...NASA’s Low Boom Flight Demonstration Mission is beginning to plan and prepare for a series of tests using the X-59...Aeronautical innovations are part of a government-industry partnership to collect data that could make supersonic flight over land possible, dramatically...
