How NASA’s X-59 recycled decades-old plane parts to make silent supersonic flight possible
The new supersonic plane breaks the mold with a radical new shape and digital cockpit, but it relies on ancient parts to make ...
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NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet test fires engine for 1st time
NASA's revolutionary X-59 jet is steadily progressing toward its first flight test after completing a set of engine run tests ...
NASA fires up its X-59 quiet supersonic jet engine for the first time
But NASA wants to show that faster-than-sound travel is possible without the annoyance of the boom, which is where its X-59 ...
NASA runs first engine tests on supersonic X-59 research aircraft
NASA engineers fired the engines on the X-59 research aircraft in advance of planned test flights to determine if the ...
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NASA's Funky Supersonic Test Aircraft Fires Its Top-Mounted Engine for the First Time
American space agency NASA announced it has begun engine testing for the X-59 experimental aircraft, first flight expected early next year.
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X-59 Engine Roars, Lockheed Martin Starts Last Major Ground Test
PALMDALE, Calif., Nov. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin Skunk Works ® (NYSE: LMT), in partnership with NASA ...
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NASA begins X-59 engine runs and now aims for 2025 first flight
The NASA team developing the X-59 supersonic demonstrator jet have fired up the aircraft's GE Aviation F414-GE-100 powerplant ...
Nasa’s own ‘Son of Concorde’ jet that could fly from London to NYC in 3.5hr makes major progress towards first flight
THE ‘Son of Concorde’ supersonic plane being built by Nasa has started testing its ‘quiet’ jet engines ahead of its first ...
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NASA X-59 Engine Run Clearing Path to First Flight
Techinical challenges have pushed the first flight of NASA's X-59 demonstrator to 2025, but the program moved closer with the ...
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NASA testing new X-59 aircraft engines, designed to fly supersonic speeds without the sonic booms
NASA has marked a major milestone in its creation of an experimental aircraft. A team has started engine testing for the X-59 ...
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NASA powers X-59 experimental supersonic aircraft for the first time
NASA has powered its X-59 experimental supersonic aircraft for the first time at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in ...
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X-59 experimental aircraft fires up its engine for first time on its way to takeoff
NASA's Quesst mission marked a major milestone with the start of tests on the engine that will power the quiet supersonic ...