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Feb 25, 2020
X-57 Undergoes Initial Telemetry Testing
NASA engineers put the X-57 Maxwell, NASA's first all-electric X-plane, through its initial telemetry tests at...
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Jan 10, 2022
X-59 - Various Angles in Test Fixture
NASA’s X-59 undergoes a structural stress test at Lockheed Martin’s facility at Fort Worth, Texas. The X-59 is a...
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Feb 25, 2020
Telemetry Testing Begins on All-Electric X-57 Maxwell
Telemetry testing begins on the X-57 Maxwell, NASA's first all-electric X-plane, as the operations crew at NASA's...
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Aug 11, 2020
SEG 230 Nose
Event: SEG 230 Nose The X-59’s nose is wrapped up safely and rests on a dolly before the team temporarily attaches...
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Feb 18, 2022
Move to Fuel Barn
The X-59 is transported to the fuel barn at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas to undergo fuel tank calibration...
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Aug 26, 2021
Manufacturing Area From Above
A overhead view of the X-59 with its nose on. The X-59’s nose is 38-feet long – approximately one third of the...
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Feb 25, 2020
Telemetry Testing Begins on All-Electric X-57 Maxwell
Telemetry testing begins on the X-57 Maxwell, NASA’s first all-electric X-plane, as the operations crew at NASA’s...
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Feb 25, 2020
Telemetry Testing Begins on All-Electric X-57 Maxwell
Telemetry testing begins on the X-57 Maxwell, NASA’s first all-electric X-plane, as the operations crew at NASA’s...
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Jul 22, 2020
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A Lockheed Martin technician prepares holes for installation of the fuselage panel on the X-59. The fuselage is the...
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Feb 25, 2020
Telemetry Testing Begins on All-Electric X-57 Maxwell
Telemetry testing begins on the X-57 Maxwell, NASA’s first all-electric X-plane, as the operations crew at NASA’s...
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Feb 25, 2020
X-57 Undergoes Initial Telemetry Testing
NASA engineers put the X-57 Maxwell, NASA's first all-electric X-plane, through its initial telemetry tests at...
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Feb 7, 2022
Move to Run Stall 5
NASA’s X-59 research aircraft moves from its construction site to the flight line – or the space between the hangar...
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Feb 25, 2020
X-57 Undergoes Initial Telemetry Testing
NASA engineers put the X-57 Maxwell, NASA’s first all-electric X-plane, through its initial telemetry tests at...
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Aug 26, 2021
Manufacturing Area From Above
Event: Manufacturing Area From Above A overhead view of the X-59 with its nose on. The X-59’s nose is 38-feet long –...
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Oct 28, 2022
Engine Test Fit Install
Here is an image of the X-59’s 13-foot General Electric F414 engine as the team prepares for a fit check. Making...
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Nov 10, 2022
Critical Components - Forebody and Miscellaneous
This is an image of the X-59 inlet with a safety covering. The inlet’s purpose is to adjust air speeds before they...
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Aug 12, 2021
SEG 230 Nose - Craned Onto Tooling
Event: SEG 230 Nose - Craned Onto Tooling A close up of the X-59’s duckbill nose, which is a crucial part of its...
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Feb 25, 2020
X-57 Undergoes Initial Telemetry Testing
NASA engineers put the X-57 Maxwell, NASA’s first all-electric X-plane, through its initial telemetry tests at...
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Feb 25, 2020
Telemetry Testing Begins on All-Electric X-57 Maxwell
Telemetry testing begins on the X-57 Maxwell, NASA's first all-electric X-plane, as the operations crew at NASA's...
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Feb 10, 2022
Forebody and Nose - Windtunnel Testing
Event: Forebody and Nose - Windtunnel Testing A model of the X-59 forebody is shown in the Lockheed Martin Skunk...
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Mar 30, 2021
Manufacture Area From Above
This overhead shot of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology or QueSST aircraft shows the assembly progress of the...
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Jul 16, 2021
P21-142-21
In July 2021, NASA associate administrator Bob Cabana visits Lockheed Martin in Palmdale, California to see the...
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Feb 25, 2020
X-57 Undergoes Initial Telemetry Testing
NASA engineers put the X-57 Maxwell, NASA’s first all-electric X-plane, through its initial telemetry tests at...
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Jul 31, 2020
NASA F/A-18 Towed At Sunrise for Flight
A NASA F/A-18 is towed to the apron at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California during sunrise...
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