Aviation International News reported NASA confirmed that the X-59 supersonic aircraft “will fly this year and be tested over about a nine-month period with initial trials proving performance and safety. Once concluded, Lockheed Martin will formally hand over the aircraft to NASA, a milestone anticipated in 2024.” NASA said that the “program will then enter ‘Phase 2’ under which NASA flies the aircraft within the supersonic test range over NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center and Edwards Air Force Base in California to prove that the supersonic technology works as designed and that the aircraft is safe for operations in the National Airspace System. The third phase of the program is set to kick off in 2025 and run through 2026, involving flight trials over several U.S. cities. This is when the data collection will occur.”
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The MITRE Corporation Shows Its Might in Aviation Development
FROM THE INSTITUTE
Federally funded R&D Research Centers, or FFRDCs, supply federal agencies with objective data, engineering expertise, and systems-level solutions without competing commercially. MITRE’s Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD) provides advice and technical expertise to improve the safety, security, and efficiency of the National Airspace System.
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