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Flight test files: Tupolev Tu-144LL – The NASA supersonic research program

NASA and Russia used the Tupolev Tu-144LL in the 1990s to study supersonic flight, gathering data for future high-speed ...
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Second test flight of NASA’s quiet X-59 supersonic jet ends early after in-flight glitch

NASA’s experimental X-59 supersonic jet, developed under the Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator program, was forced to end its second-ever test flight early due to a technical glitch, according to NASA. The ...

Inside The Air Force’s Elite Ghost Tanker Unit

Special Access, Jamie Hunter visits the world-famous Edwards Air Force Base, the heart of the USAF’s flight test operations, ...
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NASA’s X-59 returns to flight after false cockpit warning

NASA says the X-59 returned to flight after a cockpit warning that cut short its second sortie proved to be a false positive.

NASA to resume supersonic aircraft tests. Here's what to know

NASA's experimental supersonic X-59 jet designed to travel faster than the speed of sound is preparing for its second flight ...

Supersonic travel is coming back: NASA provides key update on X-59 test flights

Lockheed Martin designed NASA's Quesst mission. An experimental aircraft called X-59 is being tested as a significant part of ...
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X-59 QueSST: The Silent Return of Supersonic Travel

Since the Wright brothers’ first flight in 1903, aeroplanes have become an important transportation method for both people ...