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NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic jet clears 'major hurdle' ahead of 1st flight (photos)
NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic jet recently passed electromagnetic interference testing, moving it one step closer to its first ...
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NASA’s X-59 Passes Critical EMI Test and Moves Closer to First Flight
Successful EMI tests on NASA's X-59 confirm the aircraft's electronic systems function without interference, advancing its ...
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The X-59 | interview with ex-test pilot Ron Haack
What’s the future of supersonic flight? In this exclusive interview, ex-test pilot Ron Haack shares his insights on the X-59, ...
NASA Just Fired up Its Quiet Supersonic Jet—and It Looks Like Pure Speed
When planes exceed Mach 1 (the speed of sound, or about 767 miles per hour—1,234 kilometers/hour for those using the metric ...
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X-59 Supersonic Plane Spotted Next to NASA F-15, The Two Planes Band Together for a Reason
American space agency NASA announced it has completed the electromagnetic interference testing for the X-59 supersonic test ...
NASA fires up X-59, a supersonic jet with a top speed of 1,489 kmph
NASA says the X59 supersonic jet will produce a sonic thump instead of a sonic boom, which might help lower it's noise.
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Nasa fires up ‘boomless’ supersonic jet that will travel at speeds over 900mph ahead of first flight this year
The X-59 jet is Nasa and Lockheed Martin's joint offering, which the pair hope will retire the deafening sonic boom that is usually associated with supersonic aircraft. The X-59 is designed to hit ...
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NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic jet clears 'major hurdle' ahead of 1st flight (photos)
"This reduces risk and ensures we're not learning about problems in the air." NASA's experimental X-59 aircraft continues to make progress toward its first flight with a new successful round of ...