2024-01-15 23:13:36
NASA and the Lockheed Martin company presented on Friday the silent X-59 supersonic plane, which would be capable, according to the US agency, of reaching the 925 miles per hour (1.4 times the speed of sound at an altitude of 55,000 feet).
This is a one-of-a-kind experimental aircraft that NASA will use to collect data. It is designed to encourage the possibility that supersonic commercial flights may be enabled in the future.
Taking into account its possible maximum speed, we venture to predict how long some trips from Argentina to 6 parts of the world would take approximately if the X-59 were ever used.
The X-59 was presented in California. Photo: Bloomberg
How long would supersonic flights from Argentina take?
- Buenos Aires to Miami: 4 hours and 45 minutes about.
- Buenos Aires to Tokyo: 12 hours about.
- Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro: 1 hour and 45 minutes about.
- Buenos Aires to Cancun: 4 and a half hours about.
- Buenos Aires to Madrid: 6 hours and 45 minutes about.
- Buenos Aires to Sydney: 8 hours about.
The impact of X-59 sound will be key for future supersonic flights
“This is a significant achievement that was only possible thanks to the hard work and ingenuity of NASA and the entire X-59 team,” said NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroyat the presentation of the plane, in Palmdale, California.
He added: “In just a few years we have gone from an ambitious concept to a reality. “NASA’s X-59 will help change the way we travel, getting us closer in much less time.”
NASA will use the X-59 on the mission Quest to provide data to help regulators reconsider rules prohibiting commercial supersonic flights over land.
They are prohibited by the disturbances caused by sonic booms in the communities and, in this sense, the X-59 was designed so that the impact is less.
“By demonstrating the possibility of silent supersonic commercial travel over land, we seek to open new commercial markets for American companies and benefit travelers around the world,” he said. Bob Pearceassociate administrator for aeronautical research at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
The plane will be used to collect data with the aim of making supersonic commercial flights possible in the future. Photo: EFE
After the hypothetical test takeoff of the plane at the end of the year, the Quesst team will prepare the first flight with integrated systems, engine operation and taxiing tests.
NASA’s idea is for the X-59 to fly over several cities in the United States to find out, among other things, how people perceive sound. That data will then be provided to the Federal Aviation Administration and international regulators.
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