NASA's experimental X-59 supersonic jet recently completed its first test flight after years of development and delays. Aeronautical engineers at Lockheed Martin designed the aircraft to ...
Goodbye to long night flights and tight connections. A new race in the skies hints at quicker journeys and fresh rules. After ...
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X-59 Debut Could Launch New Era for Commercial Aviation
The X-59 is the cornerstone of NASA’s Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QUESST) program, which launched in 2016. At the time, the ...
In partnership with NASA, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works has executed the first test flight of the X-59 quiet supersonic ...
The aircraft, designed and built by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, is said to be helping to prepare for the return of supersonic ai ...
Leading the charge is Boom Supersonic, which is exhibiting at NBAA-BACE for the first time. Unlike its erstwhile counterpart and one-time NBAA-BACE regular Aerion, Boom is targeting the airline market ...
The race for quiet supersonic flight takes a leap forward with NASA's X-59. But what challenges remain before it becomes a ...
After years of development, NASA’s supersonic airplane takes its first flight. At last, the X-59 is airborne. NASA’s quiet ...
If you boil it down to the basic facts, the era of commercial supersonic flight was a European phenomenon. Concorde, its ...
After years in development, NASA's supersonic jet dubbed 'Son of Concorde' has successfully completed its first test flight.
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NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Jet Marks Historic First Flight
Fifty years after the US banned supersonic flights of civilians over land, a needle-nosed aircraft has risen from the ...
The plane took off from Skunk Works' facility in Palmdale, Calif., at 8:14 am PT October 28 and made a 1-hour, 7-minute ...
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