FTIS Sensors and From Above
This overhead view of the X-59 shows the aircraft at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California. During the assembly of this experimental aircraft, the team often has to remove components to effectively and safely assemble other sections of the aircraft. In this image, the nose is not attached and the horizontal stabilators are shown behind the tail. The X-59 is the centerpiece of NASA’s Quesst mission which plans to produce data that will help enable commercial supersonic air travel over land.
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Keywords
FTISFrom AboveSensorsX-59, Quesst, Quiet Supersonic Technology, Low Boom Flight Demonstrator, X-plane, Low-Boom, X-59 assembly, LBFD, aeronautics, Lockheed Martin, Skunk Works, ARMD, Supersonic, Fort Worth, Palmdale, eXternal Vision System, XVS, 4K, technology, horizontal stabilators, Aeronautics, missionQuest
Details
NASA ID
LRC-2022-H1_P_X-59-40
Date Created
July 18, 2022
Center
LRC
Media Type
image
Photographer
Garry Tice
Location
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California
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