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Offline The Big Gimper

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NASA QueSST
« on: June 01, 2016, 04:28:28 AM »
NASA Armstrong Chief Pilot Nils Larson poses in front of a concept design of the new QueSST supersonic X-plane #NASAsocial #FlyNASA\

NASA selected a team led by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company of Palmdale, California, to complete a preliminary design for Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST).



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Re: NASA QueSST
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2016, 04:53:47 AM »
forward visibility looks erm limited
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Re: NASA QueSST
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2016, 05:17:40 AM »
Quote from: mrvr6 on June 01, 2016, 04:53:47 AM
forward visibility looks erm limited

Not an issue if one has cameras.  In fact technology today would easily allow for the doing away of windows altogether.
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Re: NASA QueSST
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2016, 05:22:16 AM »
Any specs out yet?
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Re: NASA QueSST
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2016, 05:24:11 AM »
Quote from: GTX_Admin on June 01, 2016, 05:17:40 AM
Quote from: mrvr6 on June 01, 2016, 04:53:47 AM
forward visibility looks erm limited

Not an issue if one has cameras.  In fact technology today would easily allow for the doing away of windows altogether.
are cameras reliable enough yet?
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Offline The Big Gimper

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Re: NASA QueSST
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2016, 07:51:57 AM »
Quote from: mrvr6 on June 01, 2016, 05:24:11 AM
Quote from: GTX_Admin on June 01, 2016, 05:17:40 AM
Quote from: mrvr6 on June 01, 2016, 04:53:47 AM
forward visibility looks erm limited

Not an issue if one has cameras.  In fact technology today would easily allow for the doing away of windows altogether.
are cameras reliable enough yet?

I'm not a camera expert  by any means but given the footage we are getting from SpaceX and other Gov't and space operators I would say we very close if not there already.
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Re: NASA QueSST
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2016, 08:08:10 AM »
Quote from: GTX_Admin on June 01, 2016, 05:22:16 AM
Any specs out yet?


None that are public. But I am sure Elmer Fudd is part of the R&D team:

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