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NASA's X-59 turns up power, throttles through engine tests
NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has taken another successful step toward flight with the conclusion of a ...
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NASA's new supersonic X-59 jet hits the afterburner (photos)
NASA and Lockheed Martin recently released photos of the X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet conducting tests of its afterburner, blasting out a column of fire while in the hangar.
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Quiet NASA Supersonic X-59 Jet Moves Closer to Maiden Flight
NASA and Lockheed Martin have completed three engine run tests of the X-59 aircraft for its planned 2025 first flight under ...
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NASA Snaps the Throttle of Its X-59 Supersonic Demo Plane, First Flight Coming in 2025
American space agency NASA announced it has concluded the ground engine tests for the X-59 supersonic airplane, first flight coming later this year ...
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NASA's new supersonic X-59 jet hits the afterburner (photos)
In the new photos, the X-59 sits in a hangar at Lockheed Martin's storied Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California while performing afterburner engine run tests. The tests were aimed at ...