Lockheed Martin Skunk Works X-59 QueSST

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Experimental supersonic aircraft. In development.

Photo: Lockheed Martin, Garry Tice

Lift type

Fixed wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turbofan

Application

Experimental

Design & construction

Primary structure

Aluminium

Wing

Composite

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Pressurised

Flight controls

Full FBW digital

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

Engine-bleed air-cycle

Wing position

Low

Planform

Delta

Tail

Canard

Minimum crew

Head-up display Standard

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works X-59 QueSST	2016 / 2025		Supersonic technology demonstrator, QueSST: Quiet SuperSonic Technology.

Airframer

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works

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