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NASA image: GRC-2021-C-02745
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Sep 17, 2021

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Commercial Supersonic Transport, CST Project, X-59 Sonic Boom Test Model, in the 8x6-foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel, SWT

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NASA image: GRC-2021-C-02737
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Sep 16, 2021

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Commercial Supersonic Transport, CST Project, X-59 Sonic Boom Test Model, in the 8x6-foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel, SWT

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NASA image: GRC-2021-C-02731
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Sep 17, 2021

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Commercial Supersonic Transport, CST Project, X-59 Sonic Boom Test Model, in the 8x6-foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel, SWT

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NASA image: GRC-2021-C-02729
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Sep 16, 2021

GRC-2021-C-02729

Commercial Supersonic Transport, CST Project, X-59 Sonic Boom Test Model, in the 8x6-foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel, SWT

GRC
NASA image: GRC-2021-C-02750
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Sep 17, 2021

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Commercial Supersonic Transport, CST Project, X-59 Sonic Boom Test Model, in the 8x6-foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel, SWT

GRC
NASA image: GRC-2021-C-03126
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Sep 16, 2021

GRC-2021-C-03126

Commercial Supersonic Transport, CST Project, X-59 Sonic Boom Test Model, in the 8x6-foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel, SWT

GRC
NASA image: GRC-2021-C-02746
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Sep 17, 2021

GRC-2021-C-02746

Commercial Supersonic Transport, CST Project, X-59 Sonic Boom Test Model, in the 8x6-foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel, SWT

GRC
NASA image: GRC-2021-C-02749
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Sep 17, 2021

GRC-2021-C-02749

Commercial Supersonic Transport, CST Project, X-59 Sonic Boom Test Model, in the 8x6-foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel, SWT

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NASA image: GRC-2021-C-02753
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Sep 16, 2021

GRC-2021-C-02753

Commercial Supersonic Transport, CST Project, X-59 Sonic Boom Test Model, in the 8x6-foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel, SWT

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NASA image: GRC-2021-C-02730
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Sep 16, 2021

GRC-2021-C-02730

Commercial Supersonic Transport, CST Project, X-59 Sonic Boom Test Model, in the 8x6-foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel, SWT

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NASA image: GRC-2021-C-02736
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Sep 16, 2021

GRC-2021-C-02736

Commercial Supersonic Transport, CST Project, X-59 Sonic Boom Test Model, in the 8x6-foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel, SWT

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NASA image: GRC-2021-C-02741
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Sep 16, 2021

GRC-2021-C-02741

Commercial Supersonic Transport, CST Project, X-59 Sonic Boom Test Model, in the 8x6-foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel, SWT

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NASA image: GRC-2021-C-02733
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Sep 17, 2021

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Commercial Supersonic Transport, CST Project, X-59 Sonic Boom Test Model, in the 8x6-foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel, SWT

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NASA image: GRC-2021-C-02742
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Sep 16, 2021

GRC-2021-C-02742

Commercial Supersonic Transport, CST Project, X-59 Sonic Boom Test Model, in the 8x6-foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel, SWT

GRC
NASA image: GRC-2021-C-02754
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Sep 16, 2021

GRC-2021-C-02754

Commercial Supersonic Transport, CST Project, X-59 Sonic Boom Test Model, in the 8x6-foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel, SWT

GRC
NASA image: NASA’s The Quiet Crew | Kurt Long
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May 12, 2022

NASA’s The Quiet Crew | Kurt Long

In this episode of The Quiet Crew, you’ll meet Aerospace Engineer, Kurt Long. You’ll learn about his role developing...

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NASA image: Approaching the runway after the first evaluation flight of the Quiet Spike project, NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft cruises over Roger's Dry Lakebed
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Aug 10, 2006

Approaching the runway after the first evaluation flight of the Quiet Spike project, NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft cruises over Roger's Dry Lakebed

Approaching the runway after the first evaluation flight of the Quiet Spike project, NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft...

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NASA image: NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft in flight during the first evaluation flight of the joint NASA/Gulfstream Quiet Spike project
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Aug 10, 2006

NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft in flight during the first evaluation flight of the joint NASA/Gulfstream Quiet Spike project

NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft in flight during the first evaluation flight of the joint NASA/Gulfstream Quiet Spike...

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NASA image: NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft undergoes pre-flight checks before performing the first flight of the Quiet Spike project
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Aug 10, 2006

NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft undergoes pre-flight checks before performing the first flight of the Quiet Spike project

NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft undergoes pre-flight checks before performing the first flight of the Quiet Spike...

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NASA image: NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft lands after the first flight of the Quiet Spike project
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Aug 10, 2006

NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft lands after the first flight of the Quiet Spike project

NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft lands after the first flight of the Quiet Spike project. The first flight was...

AFRC
NASA image: SEG 510 Upper Empennage
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Aug 3, 2020

SEG 510 Upper Empennage

Event: SEG 510 Upper Empennage An inside peek at the X-59 gives us a view from the aft end looking at the engine...

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NASA image: GRC-2021-C-02755
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Sep 15, 2021

GRC-2021-C-02755

An aerospace research engineer and technicians inspect the X-59 Commercial Supersonic Transport model’s installation...

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NASA image: EC95-42960-4
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Feb 15, 1995

EC95-42960-4

NASA's single-seat F-16XL makes a drag chute landing at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. The...

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NASA image: GRC-2021-C-02732
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Sep 17, 2021

GRC-2021-C-02732

The X-59 Commercial Supersonic Transport model is installed upside down in the test section of the GRC 8x6...

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