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NASA’s X-59 Displays Mach Diamonds at Maximum Afterburner
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NASA’s X-59 Displays Mach Diamonds at Maximum Afterburner

NASA / AFRC · 2025-01-22 · photograph (digital archive)

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NASA’s X-59 lights up the night sky with its unique Mach diamonds, also known as shock diamonds, during maximum afterburner testing at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California. The test demonstrates the engine’s ability to generate the thrust required for supersonic flight, advancing NASA’s Quesst mission.

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NASAX-59AfterburnerAfterburnLow Boom Flight DemonstratorQuesstSupersonicMachSonic BoomQuiet Supersonic TechnologyX-planesFlight
Credit lineNASA’s X-59 Displays Mach Diamonds at Maximum Afterburner. NASA/AFRC, 2025-01-22. Public domain. ID: P25-007-06.
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