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NASA’s X-59 During Engine Run Testing
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NASA’s X-59 During Engine Run Testing

NASA / AFRC · 2026-03-12 · photograph (digital archive)

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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft completed a series of engine run tests on Thursday, March 12, 2026, at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. These tests mark one of the final ground preparations before the aircraft’s second flight.

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NASAX-59AfterburnerAfterburnLow Boom Flight DemonstratorQuesstSupersonicMachSonic BoomQuiet Supersonic TechnologyX-planesAeronautics
Credit lineNASA’s X-59 During Engine Run Testing. NASA/AFRC, 2026-03-12. Public domain. ID: AFRC2026-0048-43.
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