NASA’s X-59 Turns Up Power, Throttles Through Engine Tests
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took another successful step toward flight with the conclusion of a series of engine performance tests. In preparation for the X-59’s planned first fl...
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- aeronautics research mission directorate
- armstrong flight research center
- glenn research center
- integrated aviation systems program
Source: NASA
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took another successful step toward flight with the conclusion of a series of engine performance tests. In preparation for the X-59’s planned first flight this year, NASA and Lockheed Martin successfully completed the aircraft’s engine run tests in January. The engine, a modified F414-GE-100 that powers the aircraft’s flight […]