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X-59: NASA’s ‘silent’ supersonic jet plans 260 mph at 20,000 feet in second test

NASA is officially ready to put its X-59 experimental aircraft back in the sky ...
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Draper rocket engine hits supersonic flight in US Air Force test

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory achieved a significant propulsion milestone when a Draper rocket engine reached supersonic flight conditions during a controlled test. The trial, conducted at ...
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Supersonic Tech Used to Make the World's Fastest Airliner Will Power AI Data Centers

This is not something I ever thought I would say, but a piece of supersonic technology designed to help create the world's fastest airliner will soon be used to power AI centers. A strange reality ...
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NASA's Ultra-Quiet X-59 Aircraft Just Took To The Skies For The First Time

Humankind is always on a quest for speed: You can ride the fastest rollercoaster in the world, the Formula Rossa, at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, and the fastest land speed record was achieved in 1997 ...
Aviation Week

Inside NASA’s X-59 Low-Boom Demonstrator

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft began its 1-hr. 7-min. first flight on Oct. 28 upon lifting off from U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. Credit: Carla Thomas/NASA As the ...