NASA的X-59将于2022年在德克萨斯州开始进行地面测试
NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft (QueSST) is pictured here at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in California, wrapped up in preparation for its move to Texas. The X-plane will undergo ground tests to ensure it can withstand the stresses of flight before returning to California for completion. Credits: Lockheed Martin 图为NASA的X-59安静超音速技术飞机(QUSST)在加利福尼亚州洛克希德·马丁臭鼬工厂,正在为飞往德克萨斯做准备。X-plane将接受地面测试,以确保在返回加利福尼亚完成之前能够承受飞行压力。 影像来源:洛克希德·马丁公司 2021 saw significant milestones achieved in the assembly of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft (QueSST), and all eyes now look forward to a pivotal 2022. Following the X-plane’s temporary move from Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works in California to their facilities in Texas, the X-59 is set to start 2022 with critical ground testing, as progress continues toward NASA’s target of the aircraft’s first flight later this year. 2021年,NASA的X-59静音超音速技术飞机(QUSST)的组装取得了重要的里程碑,现在所有人都期待着关键的2022年。随着X-plane暂时从位于加利福尼亚州的洛克希德·马丁公司臭鼬工厂转移到他们在德克萨斯州的工厂,X-59将在2022年开始进行关键的地面测试,为NASA在今年晚些时候实现飞机首次飞行目标的进展继续。 While in Texas, ground…