{"id":359167,"date":"2022-05-20T20:30:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T00:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=stem-content&p=359167"},"modified":"2023-07-06T09:02:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T13:02:48","slug":"x-59-paper-desktop-model","status":"publish","type":"stem-content","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stem-content\/x-59-paper-desktop-model\/","title":{"rendered":"X-59 Paper Desktop Model"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>X-59 Paper Desktop Model<\/h3>\n<p><span id=\"page1R_mcid13\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">NASA\u2019s X-59 experimental aircraft is designed to fly <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid14\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">faster than the speed of sound and is being used <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid15\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">to help open a new era of commercial supersonic <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid16\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">air travel over land. Instead of the loud sonic boom <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid17\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">produced by other supersonic aircraft, its unique <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid18\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">shape will change shockwaves that come from the <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid19\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">aircraft, resulting in a more gentle sonic \u201cthump.\u201d <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid20\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Shockwaves are sharp changes in air pressure <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid21\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">caused by an object moving faster than the speed of <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid22\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">sound, which is approximately 660 mph at sea level. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"page1R_mcid23\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The X-59 research aircraft will be used to conduct <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid24\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">a series of flights over several communities around <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid25\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the United States to learn what residents think <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid26\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">about the aircraft\u2019s sonic thump. NASA will give <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid27\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">that information and other data to regulators to help <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid28\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">change the rules that currently ban supersonic flight <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid29\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">over land.<\/span><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid30\" class=\"markedContent\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"page1R_mcid30\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">NASA contracted Lockheed Martin Aeronautics <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid31\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Company to design, build, and conduct initial flight <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid32\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">testing of the X-59 at its Skunk Works factory in <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid33\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Palmdale, CA. The single-seat X-59 will be 99.7 feet <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid34\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">long, 29.6 feet wide, and will cruise at an altitude of <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid35\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">55,000 feet while moving at a speed of Mach 1.4, or <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid36\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">925 mph.<\/span><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid37\" class=\"markedContent\"><br role=\"presentation\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"page1R_mcid37\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">All four of NASA\u2019s aeronautics field centers, working <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid38\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">together with partners in government, industry, and <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid39\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">academia, are pulling together to enable a new era <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid40\" class=\"markedContent\"><\/span><span id=\"page1R_mcid41\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">in aviation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Follow the instructions in the PDF to learn how to build a paper desktop model of the X-59. For best results print on card stock.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/x-59-paper-desktop-model_1.pdf?emrc=b1a26b\">X-59 Paper Desktop Model (English)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/x-59-paper-desktop-model-spanish_0.pdf?emrc=040210\">X-59 Paper Desktop Model (Spanish)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>X-59 Paper Desktop Model NASA\u2019s X-59 experimental aircraft is designed to fly faster than the speed of sound and is being used to help open a new era of commercial supersonic air travel over land. Instead of the loud sonic boom produced by other supersonic aircraft, its unique shape will change shockwaves that come from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":86739,"template":"","categories":[2874],"stem-terms":[8043,8133,8044,8051,8052,8057,8054,8162,8083,8092,8049,8046,8093,8045],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[11937],"coauthors":[8594],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"WebPage","headline":"X-59 Paper Desktop Model","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stem-content\/x-59-paper-desktop-model\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stem-content\/x-59-paper-desktop-model\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/lbfd-overview3b-e1663782146439.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/lbfd-overview3b-e1663782146439.jpg"},"articleSection":"NASA Directorates","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lillian Gipson"}],"creator":["Lillian Gipson"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["NASA Directorates","Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate"],"dateCreated":"2022-05-21T00:30:18Z","datePublished":"2022-05-21T00:30:18Z","dateModified":"2023-07-06T13:02:48Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"X-59 Paper Desktop Model\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stem-content\/x-59-paper-desktop-model\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"index\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/lbfd-overview3b-e1663782146439.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2022-05-21T00:30:18Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"NASA Directorates\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"NASA Directorates,Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Lillian Gipson\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":2,"featured_image":{"id":86739,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/lbfd-overview3b-e1663782146439.jpg","title":"lbfd-overview3b.jpg","alt":"Artist illustration of the X-59 (vehicle used for the Quesst mission) in flight over water and land.","caption":"This artist's concept of NASA\u2019s QueSST jet reflects the airplane\u2019s final configuration following years of research and design engineering. 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