X-59 Structural Trials Will Pave Way For Upcoming Flight Tests

January 21, 2022
X-59
Complete with a festive bow, the packaged X-59 will be united with its nose section in Fort Worth.
Credit: Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is starting structural proof 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 was shipped to Texas for structural tests in late December after assembly of...

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