NASA’s supersonic X-59 aircraft has taken another critical step toward flight, as its engine was powered up successfully on ...
Starting on Oct. 30, engineers with NASA's X-59 Quesst program (Quiet SuperSonic Technology) have been conducting test runs ...
“The first phase of the engine tests was really a warm-up to make sure that everything looked good prior to running the engine,” said Jay Brandon, NASA’s X-59 chief engineer. “Then we ...
NASA engineers fired the engines on the X-59 research aircraft in advance of planned test flights to determine if the ...
NASA has powered its X-59 experimental supersonic aircraft for the first time at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in ...
Such a reality will be made possible thanks to a program called Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) and a prototype aircraft the agency refers to as the X-59. NASA has been working on the QueSST ...
Science News // 4 days ago NASA runs first engine tests on supersonic X-59 research aircraft Nov. 6 (UPI) -- NASA engineers fired the engines on the X-59 research aircraft in advance of planned ...