X-59 Readied For Structural Testing

X59
Credit: Lockheed Martin
SAN DIEGO—Lockheed Martin is poised to start structural tests of the X-59 Low Boom Supersonic Demonstrator at its Fort Worth facility as part of final preparations for flight tests later this year in Palmdale, California. The aircraft, which is designed to evaluate the public acceptability of low...
Guy Norris

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