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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft taxis across the runway at U.S. Air Force Plant 42. The aircraft has a distinctive, long and pointy nose. An air control tower is visible behind the plane. Even further in the distance beneath a hazy blue sky are hills and mountains.
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NASA’s X-59 Makes a Move

  • July 22, 2025
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft completed its first low-speed taxi test at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California,…