Experimental Aircraft

NASA X-59 X-59 NASA Programs Solar Impulse 2 X-59 Development X-59 QueSST Supersonic Aircraft

NASA’s X-59 Reaches Mission-Condition Supersonic Speed and Moves to Acoustic Validation

The program will measure the jet’s shock signature with upgraded instruments before flying over U.S. communities to gather public perception data for regulators.

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NASA’s X-59 Breaks the Sound Barrier in First Supersonic Flight

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last mo.

NASA’s X-59 Set to Cross Mach 1 in Early June as Tests Move to Supersonic Envelope

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NASA Shares New X-59 Test Video as Quiet-Supersonic Jet Nears the Sound Barrier

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last yr.

NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Jet Starts Taxi Tests at Plant 42