Hydrazine Test
NASA test pilot Nils Larson lowers the canopy of the X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft during ground tests at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, on July 18, 2025. The X-59 is the centerpiece of NASA’s Quesst mission to demonstrate quiet supersonic flight and the aircraft is scheduled to make its first flight later this year.
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Keywords
NASAX-59Low Boom Flight DemonstratorQuesstGround TestTest PilotCockpitSupersonicMachSonic BoomQuiet Supersonic TechnologyX-planesFlightAeronauticsLockheed MartinSpeedAFRCArmstrong Flight Research CenterLangley Research CenterAmes Research CenterGlenn Research CenterSonic ThumpCommercial Supersonic TechnologyAirplanesPalmdaleCaliforniaLBFDSunrise
Details
NASA ID
P25-056-09
Date Created
February 7, 2022
Center
AFRC
Media Type
image
Photographer
Lockheed Martin Corporation/Garry Tice
Location
AFRC
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