X-59 engine
Another look at the X-59, it’s powered by a General Electric F414 engine, a variant of the engines used on F-18 fighter jets. The engine is mounted above the fuselage to reduce the number of shockwaves that reach the ground. #x59 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
X-59 in flight
Here is NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft on its first flight, Oct. 28, 2025, from Plant 42 in Palmdale, CA. The design is to reduce sonic booms to a quiet sonic thump. #x59 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Light her up
#otd 6 Feb. 2022, NASA’s X-59 lights up the night sky with its shock diamonds, during maximum afterburner testing at Lockheed Martin...
X-59 last year
#otd 2024, X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits in position inside a hangar at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale,...
