The plane is part of NASA’s Quesst mission, which aims to solve a major barriers to supersonic flight over land by making sonic booms quieter. The aircraft is pictured above in its run stall at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, where the tests are taking place. X-59 ... read full story
"The first phase of the engine tests was really a warmup to make sure that everything looked good prior to running the engine,"