The team at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California, merged the major sections of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft, which includes the wing, tail assembly, and fuselage or forward section. This marks the first time the X-59 resembles an actual aircraft. (Pictured here is a overhead view of the X-59 as it comes together for the major assembly merger in summer 2021.) Lockheed Martin Photography By Garry Tice 1011 Lockheed Way, Palmdale, Ca. 93599 Event: Manufacturing Area From Above Date: 5/26/2021
Photographer Garry Tice
Date May 26, 2021
Final MateFrom AboveManufacturing AreaX-59X59Low-Boom Flight DemonstrationQueSSTQuiet Supersonic TechnologyLow Boom Flight DemonstratorLow Boom Flight DemonstrationX-planeLow-BoomX-59 assemblyLBFDaeronauticsLockheed MartinSkunk WorksARMDmajor assembly mergersupersoniclow boomquiet supersonicSEG 210 ForebodySEG 220 Chine