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NASA's Quiet Supersonic Plane Cleared for Final Assembly

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday December 18 2019, @06:07PM   Printer-friendly
from the whisper-boom dept.

takyon writes:

NASA's X-59 QueSST cleared for final assembly

NASA's first large scale, piloted X-plane in more than three decades is cleared for final assembly and integration of its systems following a major project review by senior managers held Thursday at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

The management review, known as Key Decision Point-D (KDP-D), was the last programmatic hurdle for the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft to clear before officials meet again in late 2020 to approve the airplane's first flight in 2021.

"With the completion of KDP-D we've shown the project is on schedule, it's well planned, and on track. We have everything in place to continue this historic research mission for the nation's air-traveling public," said Bob Pearce, NASA's associate administrator for Aeronautics.

Jonny Quest Rusty Venture was unavailable for comment.

Also at BGR.

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  • (Score: 2) by legont on Wednesday December 18 2019, @06:46PM (1 child)

    by legont (4179) on Wednesday December 18 2019, @06:46PM (#933839)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEBEst2hRrs [youtube.com]

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 19 2019, @07:27PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 19 2019, @07:27PM (#934320)

      Nice, I've not kept up with Chinese aviation, but there's a bit of a difference betwixt a hypersonic transport and a quiet(ish) supersonic transport, and somehow I don't think the Chinese will give a shit how much noise their beastie will make....and while I'm at it, I bloody miss seeing Concorde in the skies, as pterry wrote 'It wasn't a thing, it was a bit of shaped sky ...'

  • (Score: 2) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Wednesday December 18 2019, @07:15PM (3 children)

    by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us (6553) on Wednesday December 18 2019, @07:15PM (#933861) Journal

    ... for The Venture Bros. reference. Please tell me the test pilot is named Brock?

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 19 2019, @12:39PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 19 2019, @12:39PM (#934175)

    i wouldnt mind if the trip takes 10 days, if the bed is soft, there's plenty of hot water and all three (daily meals) are excellent ...
    but ofc travelling really fast charges up your aura, makes you stronger and faster and overall increases your libido ... so there's that.

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