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 ...
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Lockheed Martin X-59 QuessT With Quiet SuperSonic Technology
Lockheed Martin's X-59 QuessT with quiet SuperSonic Technology. The X-59 will reduce the loudness of a sonic boom. Credit: ...
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NASA's X-59 Supersonic Jet Completes Initial Engine Tests, First Flight Approaching
X-59 supersonic jet completes crucial engine test phase NASA prepares X-59 for first flight with noise-reducing tech Quiet supersonic flight tech aims to reduce travel time in future ...
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NASA's X-59 supersonic jet nears first flight, passes engine tests
With the X-59, NASA aims to prove that supersonic travel can be quiet. If the aircrafts can be designed to achieve this, they can be used for domestic flights, potentially cutting times in half ...
X-59 Engine Roars, Lockheed Martin Starts Last Major Ground Test
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® (NYSE: LMT), in partnership with NASA Aeronautics, started X-59 engine run testing, marking the ...
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NASA fires up its X-59 quiet supersonic jet engine for the first time
NASA wants to bring back supersonic air travel with its X-59 jet. Why don’t we have supersonic aircraft any more? Although commercial supersonic air travel kicked off in the 1960s with the arrival of ...
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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 October 30. Developed by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works for NASA's Quesst ...