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NASA's new supersonic X-59 jet hits the afterburner (photos)
In new photos, the X-59 performs afterburner tests at Lockheed Martin's legendary Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, ...
Avenging the Concorde: Inside NASA’s Quest to Break the Sound Barrier and Hush the Sonic Boom
If NASA’s bet on its newest X-plane pays off, the long-nosed aircraft could revolutionize commercial aviation. That is, if history doesn’t repeat itself.
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NASA's new supersonic X-59 jet hits the afterburner (photos)
Lockheed Martin has been building the X-59 for NASA, as part of a project to develop a "quiet" supersonic aircraft that can break the sound barrier without producing the thunderous sonic booms ...
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X-59 aircraft designed to quiet sonic booms optimised thanks to Collier Aerospace’s design & analysis software
This experimental aircraft from Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® is part of the Quesst (Quiet Supersonic Technology ... and perform structural analysis and certification testing for the X-59’s distinctive ...
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Silence in the Skies: NASA’s X-59 Poised to Revolutionize Supersonic Flight in 2025
NASA's X-59 QueSST, designed to minimize sonic booms, is set for its first flight in 2025. This revolutionary aircraft could ...
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Collier Aerospace’s HyperX Software Enhanced Nose Cone of Swift’s X-59 Aircraft
Collier Aerospace supplied HyperX computer-aided engineering software to Swift Engineering for the structural sizing, ...