NASA fires up its X-59 quiet supersonic jet engine for the first time
But NASA wants to show that faster-than-sound travel is possible without the annoyance of the boom, which is where its X-59 ...
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X-59 experimental aircraft fires up its engine for first time on its way to takeoff
NASA's Quesst mission marked a major milestone with the start of tests on the engine that will power the quiet supersonic ...
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NASA begins X-59 engine runs and now aims for 2025 first flight
The NASA team developing the X-59 supersonic demonstrator jet have fired up the aircraft's GE Aviation F414-GE-100 powerplant ...
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NASA Begins Engine Tests on Experimental X-59
NASA has fired up the engine of its experimental X-59 supersonic aircraft for the first time at Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works ...
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Satellite Images and Documents Indicate China Working on Nuclear Propulsion for New Aircraft Carrier
There have long been rumors that China is planning to build a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, but the research by the Middlebury team is the first to confirm that China is working on a nuclear ...
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School of Aviation fleet grounding raises questions about engine safety
Throughout the fall 2024 semester, Auburn University's School of Aviation has grounded and reintroduced the Cessna 172 fleet ...
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NASA runs their 1st engine test on research aircraft
NASA engineers fired the engines on the X-59 research aircraft in advance of planned test flights to determine if the aircraft can reduce sonic booms and make supersonic flight over land quieter.
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UK PM lauds £1bn aerospace boost days after Reaction Engines’ bankruptcy
Reaction Engines had been developing unique hypersonic engine technologies that had both military and civil applications.