NASA’s New Supersonic Jet Just Quietly Completed Its First Test Flight

NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet completed its first test flight on Tuesday, flying at subsonic speeds of 230 mph over the desert ...

NASA's 'quiet' supersonic jet completes first flight in potential breakthrough for commercial air travel

Lockheed Martin's revolutionary X-59 supersonic jet completes first test flight, designed to break sound barrier with quiet 'thump' instead of sonic boom.
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Video: NASA tests ‘silent’ supersonic jet X-59 in a successful first flight

NASA’s lead test pilot, Nils Larson, piloted the X-59 on its maiden flight, which was observed by about 200 aerospace workers ...
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Supersonic Flight Without The Boom: NASA's X-59 Experimental Aircraft Takes Flight For First Time

Shush! The era of quiet supersonic air travel is upon us. After years of development and setbacks, aeronautical engineers in ...
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NASA X-59 completes first flight in pursuit of boomless supersonic travel: video

NASA and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works have successfully flown the X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft for the first time ...

NASA's quiet supersonic jet completes first test flight

The X-59 quiet supersonic jet, built for NASA by Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT), successfully completed its first test flight in ...

NASA’s X-59 Supersonic Jet Takes Historic First Flight, Paving Way for Quiet Supersonic Travel

Designed by NASA and built by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works division, the X-59 represents a decade-long effort to minimise ...