True, but according to the article it's "close" in at least in "government contract" terms:
"Currently, the X-59 is in the system checkout phase, ensuring all systems are seamlessly integrated and functional. A planned maintenance and modification stand-down was needed due to parts that took five months to arrive. This delay pushed the aircraft’s inaugural flight, initially slated for December 2023, to early 2024."
Concorde was loud, particularly on take-off. It always caused me to look up through the sunroof of my first car as London’s orbital road runs past the end of the runway. A few seconds of noise twice per day, that’s all.
It used to fly very close to over our family house when I was growing up. At about 6pm a few times a week iirc. It was very noticeably louder than other aircraft.
> They also learned that anything that causes discontinuity in the airplane’s shape—for instance a windshield or canopy—can add to the boom effect. This led them to get rid of the windshield altogether. Instead, the X-59 uses an external vision system, which is the only advanced technology in the plane, according to Richardson. The pilot navigates using a camera, viewing the outside through a large display. This system had to undergo rigorous certification by the Federal Aviation Administration for use in the national airspace.
That's interesting, piloting via external camera + display vs. windshield.
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[ 4.8 ms ] story [ 290 ms ] thread"Currently, the X-59 is in the system checkout phase, ensuring all systems are seamlessly integrated and functional. A planned maintenance and modification stand-down was needed due to parts that took five months to arrive. This delay pushed the aircraft’s inaugural flight, initially slated for December 2023, to early 2024."
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/travel/article/x59-nasa-supersonic-p...
That's interesting, piloting via external camera + display vs. windshield.
my first thought was 'wow, must be fast.'.
addendum : this link[1] mentions the use of 4K cameras. here's a nice picture of the camera array [2]
p.s. the camera array looks as if it might be a non-planar FDM print, which is cool in its' own right.
[0]:https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/a-look-inside-the-x-59-qu...
[1]:https://www.nasa.gov/feature/langley/testing-of-x-59-virtual...
[2]: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/lr...