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NASA’s ultraquiet supersonic 'flying swordfish' makes history with first test flight
NASA and Lockheed Martin’s X-59 "quiet" supersonic plane flew for the first time in October. It’s a major step towards ...
A collaboration between NASA and Lockheed Martin has produced an experimental jet capable of flying beyond the speed of sound ...
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NASA's X-59 completes first flight, prepares for more flight testing
After years of design, development, and testing, NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the ...
The jet, built by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, took off from US Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. Flown by Nils Larson, NASA’s lead test pilot for the X-59, the inaugural flight validated ...
FANCY popping to the other side of the world in just a few hours? It might not be as farfetched as it sounds. Aerospace ...
Lockheed Martin's X-59 experimental quiet supersonic aircraft completed its first flight, moving toward NASA testing for ...
Why it matters: Supersonic flight has existed for nearly 80 years, but remains banned over land due to the deafening sonic booms produced when aircraft exceed Mach 1 (767 mph). NASA and Lockheed ...
NASA's experimental supersonic jet, the X-59, has completed its first successful test flight over the California desert.
About an hour after sunrise over the Mojave Desert of Southern California, NASA’s newest experimental supersonic jet took to the skies for the first time on Tuesday. The X-59 Quesst (Quiet SuperSonic ...
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