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The X-59 ‘Quesst’ plane just took its second flight
Though the X-59 was designed to negate the “sonic boom” typically found on supersonic aircraft, it has stayed well short of ...
FLYING Magazine on MSN
NASA, Lockheed's Supersonic X-59 ‘Returned Prematurely' on Second Flight
Supersonic test aircraft aimed to reach 260 mph at altitude of 20,000 feet.
NASA's experimental supersonic X-59 jet designed to travel faster than the speed of sound is preparing for its second flight ...
NASA's X-59 jet looks ready to fly into the sunset in this new image taken before its second test flight.
The X-59 is the product of a research program NASA started back in 2016 with Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works. The program is ...
NASA's quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft completed its second test flight, marking the start of an expanded flight campaign ...
NASA's X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) experimental supersonic aircraft took to the skies for the first time on October 28, 2025 from Lockheed Martin's famously secret Skunk Works at the US ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN
X-59: NASA’s ‘silent’ supersonic jet plans 260 mph at 20,000 feet in second test
NASA is officially ready to put its X-59 experimental aircraft back in the sky ...
A NASA jet designed for quiet supersonic flight has been named the "Coolest Thing Made in California" for 2025. The X-59 aircraft aims to reduce the sound of a sonic boom to a gentle "thump." Built by ...
NASA plans to conduct community overflights beginning this year, flying the X-59 over select American cities to collect public feedback on the “sonic thump.” Still, in some quarters, the dream lives ...
NASA's revolutionary X-59 supersonic jet had its second test flight abruptly ended due to a cockpit warning light, just nine ...
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