X-59 QueSST
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The X-59 QueSST is a NASA experimental supersonic research aircraft designed to demonstrate quiet sonic boom technology for future low-noise supersonic flight over land.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| X-59 QueSST canonical | 3 |
| Lockheed Martin X-59 QueSST | 2 |
| NASA X-59 QueSST | 2 |
| NASA Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator | 1 |
| NASA low-boom flight demonstrator program | 1 |
| X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T146000 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: X-59 QueSST Context triple: [X-Plane experimental aircraft programs, notableAircraft, X-59 QueSST]
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A.
Lockheed Martin X-56
The Lockheed Martin X-56 is an experimental unmanned research aircraft designed to test flexible, lightweight wings and active flutter suppression technologies for future high-efficiency aircraft.
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B.
Boeing X-48
The Boeing X-48 is an experimental blended wing body research aircraft developed to test advanced aerodynamic and efficiency concepts for future military and commercial planes.
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C.
NASA X-57 Maxwell
The NASA X-57 Maxwell is an experimental all-electric aircraft designed to demonstrate and advance distributed electric propulsion technology for cleaner, more efficient flight.
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D.
Northrop X-21
The Northrop X-21 was an experimental U.S. jet aircraft of the 1960s designed to test laminar-flow control technology for improved aerodynamic efficiency.
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E.
Rockwell-MBB X-31
The Rockwell-MBB X-31 was an experimental jet fighter demonstrator designed to test advanced thrust vectoring and high-angle-of-attack maneuverability technologies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: X-59 QueSST Target entity description: The X-59 QueSST is a NASA experimental supersonic research aircraft designed to demonstrate quiet sonic boom technology for future low-noise supersonic flight over land.
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A.
Lockheed Martin X-56
The Lockheed Martin X-56 is an experimental unmanned research aircraft designed to test flexible, lightweight wings and active flutter suppression technologies for future high-efficiency aircraft.
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B.
Boeing X-48
The Boeing X-48 is an experimental blended wing body research aircraft developed to test advanced aerodynamic and efficiency concepts for future military and commercial planes.
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C.
NASA X-57 Maxwell
The NASA X-57 Maxwell is an experimental all-electric aircraft designed to demonstrate and advance distributed electric propulsion technology for cleaner, more efficient flight.
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D.
Northrop X-21
The Northrop X-21 was an experimental U.S. jet aircraft of the 1960s designed to test laminar-flow control technology for improved aerodynamic efficiency.
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E.
Rockwell-MBB X-31
The Rockwell-MBB X-31 was an experimental jet fighter demonstrator designed to test advanced thrust vectoring and high-angle-of-attack maneuverability technologies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
X-plane
ⓘ
experimental aircraft ⓘ research aircraft ⓘ single-engine jet aircraft ⓘ supersonic aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | primarily composite materials and aluminum ⓘ |
| avionics | external vision system instead of forward windshield ⓘ |
| basedAt | Palmdale, California ⓘ |
| belongsToSeries | NASA X-plane series ⓘ |
| boomCharacteristic | low-boom ⓘ |
| cockpitLocation | near the front of the fuselage ⓘ |
| contractAwardDate | 2016-02 ⓘ |
| contractAwardedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| cruiseAltitude | about 55,000 feet ⓘ |
| customer | NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate ⓘ |
| designer | Lockheed Martin ⓘ |
| developmentPartner |
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works
ⓘ
linked to:
Lockheed Martin
|
| engineModel | General Electric F414-GE-100 ⓘ |
| engineType | turbofan ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 2024-01-12 ⓘ |
| firstFlightLocation | Palmdale, California ⓘ |
| fullName |
X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology
ⓘ
linked to:
X-59 QueSST
|
| fundingAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| height | about 4.3 meters ⓘ |
| landingGearType | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| length | about 30 meters ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works
ⓘ
linked to:
Lockheed Martin
|
| maximumSpeed | about Mach 1.4 ⓘ |
| noseDesign | long slender nose to shape shock waves ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| primaryTestCenter | NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center ⓘ |
| program |
NASA Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator
ⓘ
linked to:
X-59 QueSST
|
| programGoal |
collect community response data to low-boom flights
ⓘ
support potential changes to supersonic flight regulations over land ⓘ |
| programName | X-59 QueSST ⓘ |
| projectStart | 2016 ⓘ |
| purpose |
demonstrate quiet sonic boom technology
ⓘ
enable future low-noise supersonic flight over land ⓘ |
| regulatoryContext | U.S. ban on civil supersonic flight over land ⓘ |
| status | flight testing ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | single vertical tail ⓘ |
| targetPerceivedLoudness | about 75 perceived decibels at ground level ⓘ |
| testCampaign |
NASA Quesst mission
ⓘ
linked to:
NASA spacecraft
|
| usesTechnology | Quiet SuperSonic Technology ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-swept wing ⓘ |
| wingspan | about 9 meters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: X-59 QueSST Description of subject: The X-59 QueSST is a NASA experimental supersonic research aircraft designed to demonstrate quiet sonic boom technology for future low-noise supersonic flight over land.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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