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NASA Runs X-59 Engine in Maximum Afterburner
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NASA Runs X-59 Engine in Maximum Afterburner

NASA / AFRC · 2022-02-07 · photograph (digital archive)

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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft completed its first maximum afterburner test at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. This full-power test, during which the engine generates additional thrust, validates the additional power needed for meeting the testing conditions of the aircraft. The X-59 is the centerpiece of NASA’s Quesst mission, which aims to overcome a major barrier to supersonic flight over land by reducing the noise of sonic booms.

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NASAX-59AfterburnerAfterburnLow Boom Flight DemonstratorQuesstSupersonicMachSonic BoomQuiet Supersonic TechnologyX-planesFlight
Credit lineNASA Runs X-59 Engine in Maximum Afterburner. NASA/AFRC, 2022-02-07. Public domain. ID: P24-106-61.
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