Daily Memo: X-59 Pilots Prepare For Unique Supersonic Flight Test Challenges

X-59
Credit: Lockheed Martin / Garry Tice
As Lockheed Martin prepares to begin X-59 engine tests, NASA project pilots are focusing on the coming challenges involved in flight testing the uniquely shaped low-boom demonstrator for the research agency’s Quiet Supersonic Technology program. The specially configured X-59 has been designed to...
Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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