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How NASA is using F-15s to unlock supersonic flight

Space agency doubles the jet fighter research fleet for its X-59 quiet supersonic flight program.

NASA testing supersonic aircraft that produces no sonic booms

NASA is working on an experimental piloted aircraft designed to fly faster than sound, all without producing the annoying, if ...
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NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center lead research pilot David “Nils” Larson details early flight tests of the X-59 experimental aircraft

NASA pilot David “Nils” Larson outlines X-59 early flight tests, design features, risk management, and planned research ...
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X-59 test flights rely on chase aircraft for monitoring

NASA’s X-59 test flights rely on chase aircraft to monitor safety, communications, data collection, and instrumentation as ...
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NASA's X-59 completes first flight, prepares for more flight testing

After years of design, development, and testing, NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the first time Oct. 28, marking a historic moment for the field of aeronautics ...
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NASA to modify two F-15 fighter jets to support development of silent supersonic X-59

The US Air Force has given NASA two retired F-15 jets to boost the ...
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NASA Receives Two F-15Ds for Supersonic Research

Two F-15Ds of the Oregon Air National Guard have been transferred to NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center, where they will join the ones already operated by the agency. NASA has announced on Jan.
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NASA reveals details of X-59’s first flight, describes programme as ‘validation’

NASA has revealed more detail about the recent first flight of its X-59 Quesst supersonic demonstrator jet, a milestone the agency describes as demonstrating its continued ability to manage ...