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NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims to

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[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Guys, check out the cockpit.

I know technology is wildly advanced and he probably has a 360 view now, but other than test pilots, who are you going to get to fly a plane that lacks a forward view?

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

With that huge honker of a nose, it’s not like you’d see much anyway. Entire cities could hide behind that

[–] Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Looks like there's a forward facing camera.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

but other than test pilots, who are you going to get to fly a plane that lacks a forward view?

This plane will only be flown by test pilots. Its a technology demonstrator. Researchers build one of these to test concepts in physics in the real world.

[–] dasJot@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No instruments, just a microphone to talk to ChatGPT.

[–] rckclmbr@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Basically Stealth IRL.

BTW, fucking coolest, most underrated movie ever IMO

[–] Halcyon@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

With that speed you aren't able to react to anything visible in the flightpath anyway 💨

[–] AstroTechie@lemdro.id 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's not supersonic during landing or taxing, which I guess is when a direct view would be more useful.

[–] Halcyon@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago

I wasn't serious.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

laughs in P-51 mustang

[–] z00s@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You know planes fly at night yeah, when you can't see things

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Oh of course. Landing might not be fun though.