Airborne for just 9 min., NASA’s X-59 flew no higher or faster on its second flight than on its first five months ago.
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X-59’s Second Flight Cut Short NASA is hoping for a speedy return to flight after the second sortie by its already delayed X-59 Quesst low-boom supersonic demonstrator was cut short when the aircraft was forced to return to base after just 9 min. by a warning light in the cockpit. The March 20...
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