X-59's engine started for testing for the first time. NASA's Quesst ("Quiet SuperSonic Technology") mission recently reached ...

NASA's revolutionary X-59 jet is steadily progressing toward its first flight test after completing a set of engine run tests ...

A head-on view of the X-59 before it received its paint scheme ... is also noteworthy. It is mounted on top of the fuselage, ...

“The first phase of the engine tests was really a warm-up to make sure that everything looked good prior to running the engine,” said Jay Brandon, NASA’s X-59 chief engineer. “Then we ...

NASA’s supersonic X-59 aircraft has taken another critical step toward flight, as its engine was powered up successfully on October 30. Developed by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works for NASA's ...

The NASA team developing the X-59 supersonic demonstrator jet have fired up the aircraft’s GE Aviation F414-GE-100 powerplant for the first time, having started engine-run tests on 30 October.

NASA engineers fired the engines on the X-59 research aircraft in advance of planned test flights to determine if the ...

NASA's revolutionary X-59 jet is steadily progressing towards its first flight test. Starting on Oct. 30, engineers with NASA's X-59 Quesst program (Quiet SuperSonic Technology) have been ...

The X-59 has begun engine runs at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works in Palmdale, California. Credit: NASA After long delays caused by technical issues, NASA has begun engine runs on the Lockheed ...