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The future of flight is about to break the sound barrier, quietly. Meet NASA’s X-59 QueSST, a revolutionary supersonic ...
NASA has finally taken the wraps off its highly anticipated supersonic jet, the X-59, which promises to revolutionize air ...
ABOVE: The X-59 was unveiled during a ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works Palmdale, California facility The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Lockheed Martin have formally ...
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Making the plane tick is a GE Aviation jet engine that generates 22,000 pounds of thrust and will push the X-59 to top speeds of Mach 1.4 (925 mph/1,488 kph) and altitudes of 55,000 feet (15,240 ...
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NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic jet undergoing electromagnetic interference (EMI) testing at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California alongside one of the agency's F-15D research aircraft.
Separately, external sources, such as an aircraft flying close by, could impact the operation of some systems as well. And that's exactly what NASA wanted to see in regards to the X-59.
The X59 supersonic jet will fly at a height of 55,000 feet (16,764m) and have a top speed of 1,489km/h. In a press release, NASA said that it is still testing the aircraft but did not share any ...
NASA and Lockheed Martin successfully completed engine performance tests on the X-59, a research aircraft designed to mitigate the loud sonic booms produced by supersonic flight. The tests, which ran ...