Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is gearing up for some of its most significant flights yet as teams continue expanding the aircraft’s flight envelope ahead of upcoming tests at speeds faster than sound.
Since the aircraft’s first flight, the X-59 team has spent months evaluating its performance and handling qualities across a growing range of flight conditions. Take a look at the milestones achieved so far that mark steady progress as NASA moves closer to the aircraft’s first supersonic flight.
The upcoming supersonic flights will help engineers evaluate the aircraft’s performance across more of its operating range as teams advance toward later phases of the Quesst mission.
Credit: NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center
scitechdaily.com/nasas-x-59-sonic-boom-killer-is-ready-for-its-biggest-test-yet
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is gearing up for some of its most significant flights yet as teams continue expanding the aircraft’s flight envelope ahead of upcoming tests at speeds faster than sound.
Since the aircraft’s first flight, the X-59 team has spent months evaluating its performance and handling qualities across a growing range of flight conditions. Take a look at the milestones achieved so far that mark steady progress as NASA moves closer to the aircraft’s first supersonic flight.
The upcoming supersonic flights will help engineers evaluate the aircraft’s performance across more of its operating range as teams advance toward later phases of the Quesst mission.
Credit: NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center
