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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 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 ... believe will quieten the noise - demoting it from a sonic boom to a "sonic thump". “We expect the X-59 sonic thump to be as low ...
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Boom without the boom: Validation of quiet supersonic flight opens new uses for Greensboro-built planes
Last January, NASA and Lockheed Martin ... The X-59 is a one-of-a-kind experimental aircraft designed to demonstrate the ability to fly supersonically while generating a gentle "sonic thump ...
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NASA fires up X-59, a supersonic jet with a top speed of 1,489 kmph
Developed in collaboration with Lockheed Martin, the US space agency tested the jet between October and February. Based on the single modified F414-GE-100 engine, the quiet supersonic jet generates a ...
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NASA's X-59 turns up power, throttles through engine tests
In preparation for the X-59's planned first flight this year, NASA and Lockheed Martin successfully completed the ... are designed to lower the noise of a sonic boom to that of a mere "thump," similar ...
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NASA Tests Engine for Supersonic Boom-Reducing X-59 Aircraft
NASA and Lockheed Martin successfully ... and its subsystems. The X-59's unique design aims to reduce the pressure change caused by supersonic flight, transforming the disruptive sonic boom into a ...
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NASA Just Fired up Its Quiet Supersonic Jet—and It Looks Like Pure Speed
NASA and Lockheed Martin ran the tests between ... reducing what is ordinarily a sonic boom into a sonic thump. One NASA engineer compared the X-59’s sound to that of a car door being shut.