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Supersonic Green Machine Saturday, June 26, 2010 - Anuradha Menon Home >> Picture Of The Day >> Green Technology   
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| This future aircraft design concept for supersonic flight over land comes from the team led by the Lockheed Martin Corporation. The team's simulation shows possibility for achieving overland flight by dramatically lowering the level of sonic booms through the use of an "inverted-V" engine-under wing configuration. Other revolutionary technologies help achieve range, payload and environmental goals. | ||||||||||
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This supersonic cruise concept is among the designs presented in April 2010 to the NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate for its NASA Research Announcement-funded studies into advanced aircraft that could enter service in the 2030-2035 timeframe. "For the first time in military aviation history, supersonic, radar-evading stealth comes with short takeoff/vertical landing capability," said Bob Price, Lockheed Martin's program manager. "The supersonic vehicle can be deploy from small ships and austere bases near front-line combat zones, greatly enhancing combat air support with higher sortie-generation rates." (Source: NASA/Lockheed Martin Corporation) |
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