Izindiza ze-X-series, iningi lazo ezakhiwe yi-NASA, ngokwesiko zisebenzele ukuphenya ngezindiza imikhawulo eminingi kakhulu yezobuchwepheshe be-aerospace yenkathi ngayinye. Futhi eyokugcina kuzo, i-X-57 Maxwell, ngeke yehluke kunaleyo eyedlule, yize kulokhu izosebenzela ukuthuthukisa ulwazi nokusebenza kwezindiza ezisebenza ngogesi.
I-X-57 isuselwa kuTecnam P2006T, indiza elula enezinjini ezimbili zomlilo, ezizoshintshwa kancane kancane ukuze ibe indiza kagesi. Isigaba 1 sephrojekthi sibe nokuhlola iTecnam P2006T, okuyithuluzi iNASA elithengile ukuthi libe nemingcele yokuliqhathanisa nalo lapho seliguqulwe laba ngamandla kagesi, ngakolunye uhlangothi lokwenza izivivinyo ezifanele ze izinjini zikagesi ezizosetshenziswa nohlobo lwephiko olubekwe elolini.
Isigaba sesibili sizoba nokufaka esikhundleni sama-motors ochungechunge lwe-P2006T ngezikagesi ezinesisindo esingaba uhhafu walezo zokuqala nokwenza ukuhlolwa okuhambisanayo ukuhlola ukuthi indiza kanjani indiza nabo futhi ngaleyo ndlela kamuva iqoqe idatha yokuqhathanisa Izici zenguqulo ejwayelekile nenguqulo kagesi enezimoto ezimbili.
Kepha ukumiswa kokugcina kukaMaxwell kufisa kakhulu, njengoba amaphiko okuqala we-P2006T azothathelwa indawo ngawamade futhi amancane laphoEsikhundleni sezimbili, ngeke kusaba khona futhi kungabi ngaphansi kwezinjini eziyishumi nane. Ezingu-XNUMX zazo, eziyisithupha kuphiko ngalunye, zizosetshenziswa ngokubambisana nezinjini ezinkulu, ezizobe sezithuthelwe ezingxenyeni zezimpiko, ezigabeni zokusuka nokwehla, yize zizokhubazeka uma indiza ifinyelela isivinini esanele sokundiza isebenzisa kuphela izinjini eziyinhloko; Ophephela bakho bazosonga lapho bengasetshenziswa ukunciphisa ukudonsa ngokumelene nomoya omkhulu.
Inhloso enkulu yeX-57 Maxwell ukubona ukuthi, njengoba kusho ucwaningo, ingandiza ngejubane elifanayo lokuhamba ngesikebhe njenge-P2006T lapho kusekelwe khona kepha kudla amandla aphakathi kwama-75% noma ama-80%, ngaphezu kwalokho, inzuzo eyengeziwe kungaba ukukhombisa izindleko zokusebenza ezingaphansi ngamaphesenti angama-40 kunalezo zendiza yokuqala. Indiza ngaphandle kokukhishwa kwe-C02 -Nakuba kufanele sibone ukuthi ugesi ogcinwe kumabhethri endiza uvelaphi- futhi nendiza eseduze nayo iyizinkinga okufanele zihlolwe kusuka indlela enhle kakhulu.
Noma kunjalo sisekhona isikhathi eside okumele sihambe kuze kube yilapho amandla kagesi ethandwa kakhulu ezindizeni, njengoba isisindo esisindayo samabhethri sizokwenza i-X-57 ibe yindiza ehlala abantu ababili, ukulahlekelwa izihlalo ezimbili kuqhathaniswa ne-P2006T yasekuqaleni. Kepha uma singasamangali ngokuphelele ukubona izimoto zikagesi, mhlawumbe kungekudala ngeke simangale nokubona izindiza zikagesi. Igama likaMaxwell, ngasendleleni, liyisipho sikaJames Clerk Maxwell, usosayensi waseScotland wekhulu le-XNUMX owasungula umbono wakudala kagesi kagesi.
Izindiza X
I-Los indiza X uchungechunge lwezindiza zaseMelika zokuhlola (namanye amarokhethi) asetshenziselwa ukuhlola ubuchwepheshe obusha futhi ngokuvamile agcinwa eyimfihlo eqinile ngesikhathi intuthuko yayo.
Eyokuqala yalolu chungechunge lwezindiza, iBell X-1, yaziwa kakhulu ngokuba yindiza yokuqala yokwephula umsindo, ingqophamlando eyazuzwa ngo-1947. Indiza engu-X eyalandela yanikeza imiphumela ebalulekile yocwaningo, kodwa kuphela izindiza zerokhethi zaseNyakatho Melika zaku-15 zathola udumo olwalufana kwe-X-1.
Izindiza X ezisuka kunombolo 7 kuye kwezingu-12 empeleni zazingaba yimicibisholo, futhi ezinye izimoto bezingenamuntu. Iningi lezindiza ze-X akulindelekile ukuthi zingene ekukhiqizeni okugcwele, futhi kwakhiqizwa ezimbalwa kuphela. Okuhlukile yiLokheed Martin X-35, ebincintisana neBoeing X-32 Kuhlelo lweJoint Strike Fighter Programme futhi waba yiF-35 Lightning II.