Lower Empennage Final Install Event
The tail of NASA’s X-59 aircraft is shown here in late March at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California where the plane recently underwent a final install of the lower empennage or better known as tail section of the plane.
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Keywords
InstalledLower EmpennageNASAX-59QuestFlightResearchScienceFlight ResearchSonic BoomSupersonicArmstrong Flight Research CenterLangley Research CenterAmes Research CenterGlenn Research CenterAeronauticsAviationAirplanesX-planesShockwavesEmpennageTailX-59QuesstQuiet Supersonic TechnologyLow Boom Flight DemonstratorLow-BoomX-59 assemblyLBFDLockheed MartinSkunk WorksARMDPalmdaleMissionGE 414General Electric engineengine
Details
NASA ID
P23-042-04
Date Created
March 26, 2023
Center
HQ
Media Type
image
Photographer
Lockheed Martin / Garry Tice
Location
Palmdale, Ca.
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