Karman to Supply Critical Subsystems for NASA's X-59 Aircraft
The X-59 is NASA's first step in achieving quiet supersonic flight.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA—Karman Space & Defense will manufacture a variety of subsystems for the X-59, a new supersonic aircraft being developed by Lockheed Martin and NASA.
The X-59 is NASA’s first step in achieving quiet supersonic flight. The aircraft is expected to fly at 1.4 times the speed of sound, or 925 mph, and its design, shape, and technologies will allow it to generate a quieter sonic thump. Karman’s contributions to the X-59 project include control surfaces, T-tails, bulkheads, forebody keels, frames, canopy fairings, spars, skins and stiffeners.