X-59 Fires Up its Engine for First Time on Its Way to Takeoff

NASAs Quesst mission marked a major milestone with the start of tests on the engine that will power the quiet supersonic X-59 experimental aircraft. These engine-run tests, which began Oct. 30, allow the X-59 team to verify the aircrafts systems are working together while powered by its own engine. In previous tests, the X-59 used 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/aeron...
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