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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, ...
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The weird tool that will tell NASA if the X-59 supersonic jet is truly silent
These shockwaves will be so small that the American aerospace agency had to reinvent the shockwave ... from work NASA conducted in the 1960s with wind tunnel tests. The X-59’s engine, a General ...
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 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 ...