X-59’s Engine Started for Testing

NASAs X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits in its run stall at Lockheed Martins Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, firing up its engine for the first time. These engine-run tests start at low power and allow the X-59 team to verify the aircrafts systems are working together while powered by its own engine. The X-59 is the centerpiece of NASAs Quesst mission, which seeks to solve one of the major barriers to supersonic flight over land by making sonic booms quieter.. https://www.nasa.gov/image...
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