NASA’s X-59 Supersonic Aircraft Cleared For Final Assembly

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AeroTime Daily News | December 18, 2019

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NASA’s X-59 supersonic aircraft cleared for final assembly

Perhaps not at supersonic speeds, but NASA is certainly moving closer to building its piloted experimental aircraft capable of breaking the sound barrier without producing sonic booms. Short for Quiet Supersonic Technology, the first large scale X-59 QueSST aircraft has been cleared for final assembly and integration of systems, the agency announced on December 16, 2019.

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NASA’s X-59 supersonic aircraft cleared for final assembly

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