{"id":221419,"date":"2020-10-22T14:55:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p20-234-59.jpg"},"modified":"2023-06-14T11:50:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T15:50:58","slug":"unpacking-future-of-supersonic-air-travel","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-detail\/unpacking-future-of-supersonic-air-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Unpacking the Future of Supersonic Air Travel"},"author":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_video_cc_file_id":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_audio_cc_file_id":""},"media-tags":[10822,12234,12236,12245],"read_time":1,"video_cc_url":"","audio_cc_url":"","credits":"Lockheed Martin","original_date":{"stamp":0,"display":""},"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a href='https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p20-234-59.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p20-234-59.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The vertical stabilizer being unpacked from its shipping crate.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p20-234-59.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p20-234-59.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p20-234-59.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p20-234-59.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p20-234-59.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p20-234-59.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p20-234-59.jpg?resize=900,600 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The vertical tail of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/X59\">NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology<\/a> airplane is unpacked from its shipping crate after delivery to Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. Assembly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/aeroresearch\/more-pieces-of-the-x-59-are-coming-together\">is taking shape<\/a> there in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/aeroresearch\/nasa-marks-continued-progress-on-x-59\">anticipation of the X-59’s first flight<\/a> some time in mid-2022. Made of an aluminum alloy, the vertical tail’s pale green color comes from a corrosion-protecting coating applied to the bare metal. The structure will be placed atop the single <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/nasa-takes-delivery-of-ge-jet-engine-for-x-59\">F414-GE-100 jet engine<\/a> to form the X-59’s tail and contribute to the aircraft’s overall height of 14 feet. Designed to produce quiet sonic “thumps” when flying supersonic, the X-59 will be flown over select communities to measure public perception of the sound. Results will be given to regulators to use in determining new rules that could allow commercial faster-than-sound air travel over land.<\/p>\n<p>Image Credit: Lockheed Martin<br \/>\nText Credit: Jim Banke, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate<\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"<p>The vertical tail of NASA\u2019s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology airplane is unpacked from its shipping crate after delivery to Lockheed Martin\u2019s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. Assembly is taking shape there in anticipation of the X-59\u2019s first flight some time in mid-2022. Made of an aluminum alloy, the vertical tail\u2019s pale green color comes from a corrosion-protecting coating applied to the bare metal. The structure will be placed atop the single F414-GE-100 jet engine to form the X-59\u2019s tail and contribute to the aircraft\u2019s overall height of 14 feet. Designed to produce quiet sonic \u201cthumps\u201d when flying supersonic, the X-59 will be flown over select communities to measure public perception of the sound. Results will be given to regulators to use in determining new rules that could allow commercial faster-than-sound air travel over land.<\/p>\n<p>Text Credit: Jim Banke, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate<\/p>\n"},"alt_text":"The vertical stabilizer being unpacked from its shipping crate.","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","media_details":{"width":1041,"height":694,"file":"2023\/03\/p20-234-59.jpg","filesize":180770,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"p20-234-59.jpg?resize=150,150","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":180770,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p20-234-59.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1"},"medium":{"file":"p20-234-59.jpg?resize=300,200","width":300,"height":200,"filesize":180770,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p20-234-59.jpg?w=300"},"medium_large":{"file":"p20-234-59.jpg?resize=768,512","width":768,"height":512,"filesize":180770,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p20-234-59.jpg?w=1024"},"large":{"file":"p20-234-59.jpg?resize=1024,683","width":1024,"height":683,"filesize":180770,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p20-234-59.jpg?w=1024"},"thumbnail-sm":{"file":"p20-234-59.jpg?resize=50,50","width":50,"height":50,"filesize":180770,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p20-234-59.jpg?w=50&h=50&crop=1"},"thumbnail-md":{"file":"p20-234-59.jpg?resize=100,100","width":100,"height":100,"filesize":180770,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p20-234-59.jpg?w=100&h=100&crop=1"},"thumbnail-lg":{"file":"p20-234-59.jpg?resize=200,200","width":200,"height":200,"filesize":180770,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p20-234-59.jpg?w=200&h=200&crop=1"},"card-xsm":{"file":"p20-234-59.jpg?resize=400,267","width":400,"height":267,"filesize":180770,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p20-234-59.jpg?w=400"},"card-sm":{"file":"p20-234-59.jpg?resize=600,400","width":600,"height":400,"filesize":180770,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p20-234-59.jpg?w=600"},"card-md":{"file":"p20-234-59.jpg?resize=900,600","width":900,"height":600,"filesize":180770,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p20-234-59.jpg?w=900"},"full":{"file":"p20-234-59.jpg","width":1024,"height":683,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p20-234-59.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"Garry Tice","camera":"","caption":"Lockheed Martin Photography By Garry Tice\r1011 Lockheed Way, Palmdale, Ca. 93599\rEvent: SEG 530 Vertical Tail, Unboxing\rDate: 9\/02\/2020\rAdditional Info:","created_timestamp":"1599066650","copyright":"Lockheed Martin Corporation 2020","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"SEG 530 Vertical Tail, Unboxing","orientation":"0","keywords":["SEG 530 Vertical Tail","Unboxing"]},"credits":"Lockheed Martin","original_date":{"stamp":0,"display":""}},"post":null,"source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/p20-234-59.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/221419"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/attachment"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"media-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media-tags?post=221419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}