{"id":10321,"date":"2026-11-10T21:13:36","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T21:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=10321"},"modified":"2026-11-10T21:13:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T21:13:36","slug":"heres-what-we-know-about-the-x-70-fractal-nasas-experimental-new-plane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=10321","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s What We Know About the X-70 Fractal, NASA\u2019s Experimental New Plane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"body lead-in-text\">NASA has unveiled<\/span> a new experimental vehicle, the X-70 Fractal, although many of its features remain a mystery. The agency describes it as a research platform designed to conduct advanced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/a-secretive-space-plane-is-set-to-launch-and-test-quantum-navigation-technology\/\" class=\"text link\">aeronautical tests<\/a>, but so far it has released only computer-generated images and some technical specifications regarding its capabilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Despite the secrecy, it is possible to get some idea of what the new vehicle is like. First of all, it\u2019s not a spacecraft, meaning it is not designed to reach Earth\u2019s orbit or operate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/nasas-swift-observatory-is-falling-to-earth-heres-what-to-know-about-the-impending-impact\/\" class=\"text link\">outside the atmosphere<\/a>. However, this crewed, subsonic aircraft is capable of flying far above <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/furry-airline-pilots-are-just-minding-their-own-business\/\" class=\"text link\">commercial jets<\/a>, reaching altitudes over 45,000 feet, well into the stratosphere. Other specs released include the plane\u2019s max speed of Mach 0.75\u2014about 575 miles per hour\u2014and that it can travel nearly 1,700 miles in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/tech-necessary-for-long-haul-flghts\/\" class=\"text link\">a single flight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-announces-x-70-experimental-aircraft-to-advance-flight-research\/\" class=\"text link\">According to NASA<\/a>, the X-70 Fractal will enable research into maneuver capabilities never before demonstrated in crewed aircraft, although the agency has not specified what types of maneuvers it intends to perform. The plane will also be capable of carrying up to one ton of experimental equipment and is expected to make its first flight under the NASA banner within the next two years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">One of the key features of the craft will be its modular design, allowing for the rapid installation and replacement of experimental equipment both inside and outside the aircraft. This is largely why it is referred to as an \u201cexperimental platform.\u201d It will also feature reconfigurable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/this-coin-sized-device-can-hack-a-boeing-737\/\" class=\"text link\">flight control systems<\/a> so that NASA can study different ways of steering an aircraft without having to develop a separate platform for each research project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Although NASA is best known for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/where-nasa-posts-its-best-space-photos\/\" class=\"text link\">space missions<\/a>, it\u2019s long been dedicated to aeronautical research. That\u2019s what the first <em>A<\/em> stands for. The agency also traces its origins to the creation of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, which was founded in 1915 and was folded into the newly formed NASA in 1958.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Since then, the space agency has developed numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/flying-cars-will-take-off-in-american-skies-this-summer\/\" class=\"text link\">experimental aircraft<\/a> to test technologies that range from supersonic flight and propulsion systems to new aerodynamic configurations. Not all of these prototypes go on to become operational aircraft, but the knowledge gained <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/book-excerpt-alex-davies-kobuk-the-destroyer-nasa-food-testing\/\" class=\"text link\">contributes to the development<\/a> of future commercial and military aircraft as well as space vehicles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Among its most recent projects is the X-59, developed in collaboration with aerospace and defense company Lockheed Martin to investigate ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/nasas-quiet-supersonic-jet-takes-flight\/\" class=\"text link\">reduce the noise<\/a> produced by supersonic aircraft. The X-70 Fractal will join this tradition of pioneers in the sky.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/heres-what-we-know-about-the-x-70-fractal-nasas-experimental-new-plane\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA has unveiled a new experimental vehicle, the X-70 Fractal, although many of its features remain a mystery. The agency describes it as a research platform designed to conduct advanced aeronautical tests, but so far it has released only computer-generated images and some technical specifications regarding its capabilities. 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