Lockheed Martin, in collaborationón with the NASA, completelyó with éthe first flight of the X-59 is successful, a revolutionary supers aircraftóunique silent designñada to pave the way towards a transportationécommercial prisonerás ráI ask.
«We are delighted to have achieved the first flight of the X-59», declareó O.J. Sanchez, vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin Skunk Works. «This aircraft is proof of innovationón and the experience of our joint team, and we are proud to be at the forefront of technology developmentía supersóonly silent».
First flight of the X-59
The X-59 took offó of the Skunk Works facilities at the Plant 42 of Force Aéevil of EE. UU. a Palmdale, California, before landing near the Research CenteróNASA Armstrong Flight No. at Edwards, California. The X-59 workedó exactly monún as planned, verifying initial flight qualities and data performance toéinmates during their safe landing at their new base.
The X-59 is an aircraftón supersónico úone of a kind, diseñdesigned to demonstrate the ability to fly at super speedsósoles reducing the noiseóonly a slight blow. In this way, The X-59 seeks to overcome one of the main barriers to commercial flight supersónico, which is currentlyá restricted on land due to pollutionón andústic. The development and successful flight tests of the X-59 serveán basis for establishing new acceptable noise thresholds, data-driven, for supers commercial flightóNico on Earth, paving the way for a new generationón of super aircraftóonly capable of transporting passengers and cargo efficiently and sustainably at twice the speed of current aircraft.
«The X-59 is a síplunger of American ingenuity. The espíAmerican ritual does not knowímites. It's part of our DNA: the desire to go más far, más ráI ask and even más silently that no one. This work consolidates the leadership of the United States in aviationón and has the potential to transform the way the púwar flies», declareó Sean Duffy, acting administrator of NASA.
Skunk Works seguirá leading the fieldñinitial flight testing of the aircraft, working closely with NASA to extend the flight range of the X-59 in the prówe cry months. Part of this testing phase includeá the first super flightsóunique to the X-59, where the aircraft will reachá speed and altitude óoptimal for a boom yesóonly silent. This allowá NASA to operate the X-59 to measure its sound signature and perform acceptance testsón by the scientific communityífica.
This achievement demonstrates Lockheed Martin's commitment to innovation.ón aerospace and his dedicationón a la creación of cutting-edge solutions for the future of aviationón.
