NASA Unveils X-70 Fractal, Its Next Experimental X-Plane

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NASA has announced the X-70 Fractal, the newest member of its X-series of experimental aircraft. The series includes the Bell X-1, which first broke the sound barrier nearly 80 years ago, and the more recent X-59 quiet supersonic demonstrator. The X-70 is intended as a high-performance, highly adaptable research platform for developing and testing next-generation aviation technologies. NASA has so far released only an AI-generated image of the aircraft, but has confirmed several of its capabilities, including that it will be crewed and have a cruising speed of Mach 0.75.

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