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NASA Runs X-59 Engine in Maximum Afterburner [1]
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Date: 2024-12
NASA Runs X-59 Engine in Maximum Afterburner
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft completed its first maximum afterburner test at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. This full-power test, during which the engine generates additional thrust, validates the additional power needed for meeting the testing conditions of the aircraft. The X-59 is the centerpiece of NASA’s Quesst mission, which aims to overcome a major barrier to supersonic flight over land by reducing the noise of sonic booms.
Image Credit: Lockheed Martin Corporation/Garry Tice
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