Low Boom Flight Demonstrator (LBFD) Contract Is for the Design, Construction, and Flight Validation of a…
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Award 80AFRC18C0018 is a contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to Lockheed Martin Corporation, $539.5M obligated, FY2018 to FY2027, for Low Boom Flight Demonstrator (LBFD) Contract Is for the Design, Construction, and Flight Validation…. The work is performed in California. It is classified as NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing) and PSC 1510 (Aircraft, Fixed Wing). Source
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The Low Boom Flight Demonstrator (LBFD) Contract Is for the Design, Construction, and Flight Validation of a Research Aircraft That Creates a Shaped Sonic Boom Signature with a Calculated Loudness Level of 75 Pldb [Perceived Level (Pl), Decibels (Db)] or Less During Supersonic Cruise (Mach = 1.4) Flight.