X-59 Fires Up its Engine for First Time on Its Way to Takeoff
NASA’s Quesst mission marked a major milestone with the start of tests on the engine that will power the quiet supersonic X-59 experimental aircraft.Lillian Gipson (NASA)
NASA’s Quesst mission marked a major milestone with the start of tests on the engine that will power the quiet supersonic X-59 experimental aircraft.Lillian Gipson (NASA)
NASA’s Quesst mission marked a major milestone with the start of tests on the engine that will power the quiet supersonic X-59 experimental aircraft.Lillian Gipson (NASA)
The team preparing NASA’s X-59 continues through testing in preparation for the quiet supersonic aircraft to make its first flight. This includes a trio of important structural tests and critical inspections on the path to flight.Jim Banke (NASA)
NASA’s X-59 Passes A Flight Readiness Review board composed of independent experts from across NASA recently completed a study of the X-59 project team’s approach to safety for the public and staff during ground and flight testing.Lillian Gipson (NASA)
NASA has taken the next step toward verifying the airworthiness for its quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft with the completion of a milestone review that willDede Dinius (NASA)
Leadership from NASA and prime contractor Lockheed Martin will officially unveil the fully completed and freshly painted X-59 to the world during a rolloutJim Banke (NASA)
Leadership from NASA and prime contractor Lockheed Martin will officially unveil the fully completed and freshly painted X-59 to the world during a rolloutJim Banke (NASA)
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft continues to make progress, most recently moving to the paint barn at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works’ facility in Palmdale,NASA
NASA's Quesst mission has adjusted the scheduled first flight of its X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft to 2024.Robert Margetta (NASA)