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NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Prior to Unveiling
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NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Prior to Unveiling

NASA / AFRC · 2024-01-11 · photograph (digital archive)

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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits in position inside a hangar at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California prior to its January 12, 2024 unveiling. The X-59 is the centerpiece of NASA’s Quesst mission, which seeks to solve one of the major barriers to supersonic flight over land, currently banned in the United States, by making sonic booms quieter.

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NASAX-59Low Boom Flight DemonstratorQuesstSupersonicMachSonic BoomQuiet Supersonic TechnologyX-planesFlightAeronauticsLockheed Martin
Credit lineNASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Prior to Unveiling. NASA/AFRC, 2024-01-11. Public domain. ID: AFRC2024-0004-102.
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