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NASA, Lockheed Martin Reveal X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft (www.nasa.gov)

submitted 8 months ago by Hypx@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world

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NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims to

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[–] reddithalation@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

lack of redundancy is a concern, but the same was said for fly by wire cutting the physical link between stick and controls. fly by wire is ubiquitous now, can be made very very safe, and is a net gain for aviation in general.

not having a window is obviously a bigger challenge, but its still a solvable problem.

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Yeah, I totally agree. I don't think this is an insurmountable challenge or anything, just a bold decision.