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NASA's new supersonic X-59 jet hits the afterburner (photos)
In new photos, the X-59 performs afterburner tests at Lockheed Martin's legendary Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, ...
NASA's about to fly its powerful X-plane. It could make history.
After the first test flights in 2025, Lockheed Martin will transfer the plane to NASA. Then, after acoustic testing over ...
NASA’s X-59 Jet Conducts Afterburner Test for Supersonic Flight Performance
The X-59, part of NASA's Quesst program, completes afterburner testing for supersonic speeds with reduced noise.
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NASA's X-59 jet ready to transform supersonic travel with flight in 2025
NASA is ready to launch a jet faster than the speed of sound but without the noise. The X-59 is designed to reach speeds of ...
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NASA's new supersonic X-59 jet hits the afterburner (photos)
NASA's X-59 supersonic jet looks ready for some serious speed in new photos. Lockheed Martin has been building the X-59 for NASA, as part of a project to develop a "quiet" supersonic aircraft that ...
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X-59 aircraft designed to quiet sonic booms optimised thanks to Collier Aerospace’s design & analysis software
This experimental aircraft from Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® is part of the Quesst (Quiet Supersonic Technology) mission of U ...
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Avenging the Concorde: Inside NASA’s Quest to Break the Sound Barrier and Hush the Sonic Boom
Enter NASA’s latest—and by far sleekest—experimental aircraft, the X-59. The 100-foot-long, 29-foot-wide X-59 is the centerpiece of a NASA mission dubbed Quesst (“Quiet SuperSonic ...
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Silence in the Skies: NASA’s X-59 Poised to Revolutionize Supersonic Flight in 2025
NASA's X-59 QueSST, designed to minimize sonic booms, is set for its first flight in 2025. This revolutionary aircraft could transform supersonic travel, making it quieter and more accessible. For ...