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 ...
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 Supersonic X-59 Supersonic Aircraft Could Change Everything
NASA’s supersonic X-59 aircraft has taken another critical step toward flight, as its engine was powered up successfully on ...
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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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 ...
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 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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NASA Begins Engine Tests on Experimental X-59
NASA has fired up the engine of its experimental X-59 supersonic aircraft for the first time at Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works ...
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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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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’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Fires Up Engine For The First Time Ahead Of First Flight
X-59’s engine started for testing for the first time. NASA’s Quesst (“Quiet SuperSonic Technology”) mission recently achieved a key milestone as it began testing the engine that will power ...
Supersonic aircraft startup Exosonic is shutting down
Exosonic, a startup developing supersonic commercial air travel and UAV tech, is winding down after five years of operation.