In the future, you can fly across the country thanks to Lockheed Martin's supersonic aircraft

Whether to have a supersonic plane to go depends on the research results of Lockheed Martin and NASA.

Between the astonished faces of the people, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has introduced a supersonic ( supersonic , speed exceeding Mach 1 but less than Mach 5, since Mach 5 or above is called a hypersonic), expected. paving the way for the fastest air travel era ever.

Don't let the plane still be in the process of 'conceptual design and computer research' to dampen you! Science is constantly flying forward, our job is just waiting.

Its original name is the Quiet Supersonic Technology Airliner (QSTA) , which is a silent , unarmed aerospace technology , a twin-engine jet engine that can carry 40 passengers in the air and travel at a speed Mach 1.8. At the conference took place at the US Aeronautics and Space Flight Institute last Wednesday, those who were extremely excited by the breakthrough of the commercial aviation industry.

This is a twin-engine jet, moving at Mach 1.8.

Although the assembly process has not yet taken place, this design has a solid foundation: it is the cooperation project between Lockheed Martin and NASA to build the X-plane Aircraft Super Sound Technology No noise X-59 , a flying device does not produce a sound boom when accelerating, exceeding the speed of sound.

It was the explosion that prevented the old supersonic plane, the Concorde, from being able to make a speeding move while still flying inland airspace, thereby reducing the economic value of Concorde.

Lockheed Martin said that thanks to the X-59 test, they could use the positive results to modify the ban on conducting supersonic flight over land airspace. They want the aviation industry to be ready for the best, fast and safest flights ever.

Mike Buonanno, an engineer at Lockheed Martin, gave a presentation about the new aircraft at the US Aeronautics and Space Flight Institute, saying the technology will immediately be ready for development, as soon as X-59's test program NASA succeeded.

Its original name is the Quiet Supersonic Technology Airliner (QSTA).

' Right now, we have only studied the original design, to confirm that the aircraft design works, measuring the size and how big the aircraft can be, how much it is . This is These are preliminary studies to confirm the entire aircraft will work later , 'Buonanno told CNN.

QSTA is not the only passenger supercar model that is in the sights of researchers. The US Startup Boom Supersonic called for a capital of US $ 10 million from Japan Airlines to study, and when it is successfully researched and developed, Japanese airlines will own a 55-seat jet capable of achieving transport. Mach 2.2 speed.

However, the ban still exists, the supersonic jet must confirm its safety before it is allowed to spread in the sky.

Lockheed Martin's aircraft design has a resemblance to Concorde's delta-wing wing, the difference being that the new aircraft takes advantage of its spearhead to reduce the impact of the sound wave explosion when accelerating, when Shock waves will be dispersed along the length of the plane that disperses.

If the X-59 project succeeds, the noise from the sound wave explosion heard when standing on the ground will only be equal to someone collapsing the car door.

This is the shape of the supersonic shock wave, which appears when the plane breaks the speed boundary.

The nose of the Concorde must be down to the pilot to see the runway clearly at landing, but QSTA will give the pilot another high-tech solution: the CCTV system will give the pilot all that they need. After the cockpit will be a seat for 40 passengers, divided equally into two rows of aircraft, ensuring seats next to the window for anyone willing to fly on the QSTA.

' After all, the airline is the one who decides the seat on the plane, but we kept modifying the planes to fit 40 seats ,' said Buonanno. ' The research team has consulted the market and determined the number of reasonable seats for this size aircraft, which is basically the optimal number '.

The tail section of the aircraft has a V-shaped look similar to a fighter, rather than the usual civilian aircraft.

The power of QSTA comes from two fan-powered turbines and unlike Concorde, the combustion-free engine with the ability to pump straight in fuel to accelerate. Jet engines were able to reach 178,000 Newtons when operating on the ground.

" We need to design new engines ," Buonanno said. ' We have done a survey and listed the existing engines, finding out that there is no engine available to fit into the new supersonic aircraft .'

Buonanno confidently affirmed: the engine being studied in the X-59 project can be completely assembled on QSTA.

According to Lockheed Martin spokesman, the plane will fly 5,200 nautical miles, equivalent to 9,630km, enough to fly the New York leg - London, Tokyo - Los Angeles, London - Beijing or Tokyo - Sydney. It is expected that the London - Tokyo flight with a distance of 9,582km will decrease from an average of 10 hours 30 minutes to 6 hours, shortening to about 4 hours and 30 minutes.

Currently, Lockheed Martin has no plans to assemble the QSTA or plan to bring the aircraft into use. All will be based on the success of the X-59 test program. But Buonanno is very confident in the future of QSTA.

'Currently, the main goal will be to get the results of the research to apply for amendment of the law' , and it is expected that by 2023, Lockheed Martin and NASA will have X-59 test results.

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