Mysterious X-Plane from NASA

archipeppe said:
One thought: it looks suspiciously similiar to the Top Gun Maverick's Darkstar.....

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That's exactly what it is.

And Isaacman saying that "higher and faster" is more important that "more fuel efficient" is the sort of adolescent posturing we are becoming used to from this administration.

Sad to think that the X-66 got axed to pay for whatever nonsense he's selling.
 
TomS said:
That's exactly what it is.

And Isaacman saying that "higher and faster" is more important that "more fuel efficient" is the sort of adolescent posturing we are becoming used to from this administration.

Sad to think that the X-66 got axed to pay for whatever nonsense he's selling.
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Higher and faster IS more important. We're already doing "more fuel efficient". Our research in the "higher and faster" department is tiny by comparison.

https://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics/ultra-efficient-aviation/

That's just NASA. Boeing, Airbus, etc. are doing their own just to stay competitive. Now show us all the manned hypersonics (or even supersonic) research NASA is doing. (And the X-59 doesn't count as it's purely a boom research aircraft.)
 
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I guess NASA refurbish those:

61-7980/NASA 844
61-7971/NASA 832
61-7956/NASA 831
61-7967 USAF

Oh by the way those four are SR-71.
 
TomS said:
Sad to think that the X-66 got axed to pay for whatever nonsense he's selling.
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NASA should be doing ground-breaking aero, not simping for manufacturers. Get back to quiet supercruise, carbon-titanium composites and NASP - things that will move the state of the art forward, not studying how airlines can save 2 cents per seat mile by flying more slowly.

If Boeing can't even bother dusting-off Hurel Dubois' theories then let them founder.
 
SR-71A (61-7980/NASA 844) is no longer on static display in front of NASA Armstrong. Several sources have suggested there are plans to "make it flyable again."

I can't help feeling that sounds like a terrible idea for a lot of technical and logistical reasons.
 
Sferrin said:
Higher and faster IS more important. We're already doing "more fuel efficient". Our research in the "higher and faster" department is tiny by comparison.

https://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics/ultra-efficient-aviation/

That's just NASA. Boeing, Airbus, etc. are doing their own just to stay competitive. Now show us all the manned hypersonics (or even supersonic) research NASA is doing. (And the X-59 doesn't count as it's purely a boom research aircraft.)
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1000% sferrin push the boundaries of flight again. Excite the nation to the possibilities. I don’t know how many interviews I’ve seen of young engineers said pushing the boundaries not 0.002% increase in efficiency is what they want to do.
 
Can't help but think the tails look edited in. The smoke + vague tails are giving F-47 rendering vibes w.r.t. the canards.

Either way, interested to see whatever this ends up being.
 

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