Meeting of the Santa Clarita Valley Chapter on May 16, 2023
The return of supersonic passenger air travel will soon be one step closer to reality. The X-59 is part of NASA’s Low Boom Flight Demonstration mission and will demonstrate aircraft that can fly at supersonic speeds with a greatly reduced sonic signature – a soft thump rather than the disruptive boom currently associated with current supersonic flight. This is the next logical step in our path to enabling the industry’s decision to open supersonic travel for the flying public.
Please join us in Valencia on Tuesday, May 16, (Networking and Breakfast: 7:15-7:45am & Meeting: 7:45–9:00am) when David Richardson, X-59 Program Director, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, will take us through the concept and the test program. He will discuss the challenges and how the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works© has met them.
Of interest to ADF members and guests will be the unique design features of the configuration and the pilot interface. Mr. Richardson will also tell us about the challenges of finding suppliers for one-of-a-kind aircraft.
The location of the meeting is at College of the Canyons. The meeting is free for members and $35 for non-members until May 9 ($45 thereafter). Registration closes at 7:15am on Monday May 15. For more information and to register to attend the meeting go to https://adfscvmay23.eventbrite.com/.
Information about joining The A&D Forum is at https://aerospacedefenseforum.org.
The Santa Clarita Valley chapter of The Aerospace & Defense Forum is sponsored by the Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation.
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