NASA’s X-59 “frankenjet” tests supersonic flight without the sonic boom

More than two decades since the Concorde supersonic airliner last took to the skies, NASA has been flying an experimental ...
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NASA's X-59 moves toward first flight at speed of safety

As NASA's one-of-a-kind X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft approaches first flight, its team is mapping every step from taxi and takeoff to cruising and landing—and their decision-making is ...
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NASA’s X-59 completes its first supersonic flight, marking a major milestone in aviation

NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft has officially flown faster than the speed of sound, marking a pivotal milestone in the pursuit of quiet supersonic travel. On June 5, 2026, the X-59 soared above ...
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In a First, NASA’s Experimental X-59 Plane Flew Faster Than the Speed of Sound, Setting the Stage for ‘Quiet’ Supersonic Aircraft

The United States banned supersonic flights over its land in 1973 due to their ear-splitting sonic booms. Experts are building a plane that should travel at those speeds but create only gentle thumps ...
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NASA’s Quiet Supersonic X-59 Nears First Flight

NASA and Lockheed Martin’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QUESST) aircraft is nearing its maiden flight, currently undergoing medium- and high-speed taxi tests after completing low-speed ones. The ...
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NASA and Lockheed Martin achieve first flight of X-59 quiet supersonic demonstrator

NASA and partner Lockheed Martin have made good on their plan to have the X-59 supersonic demonstrator airborne before year-end. The jet, commissioned by NASA to test design features intended to ...
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NASA Spills All the Beans on Skunk Works X-59 Experimental Aircraft's First Flight

At the end of October 2025, when the government shutdown was beginning to get serious, American space agency NASA conducted the first flight of the X-59 experimental supersonic aircraft. It was a ...
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Watch NASA X-59's Historic First Flight

(via NASA) NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the first time Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, departing from Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, ...
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NASA strips down X-59 for post-flight inspections ahead of second sortie

NASA’s X-59 supersonic demonstrator sits partially disassembled at Armstrong Flight Research Center following its October maiden flight, with engineers removing dozens of panels to complete required ...