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NASA gets new F-15 fighter jet to chase its X-59 'quiet' supersonic aircraft

What role will F-15 jets play in the future of supersonic flight?

NASA's ultra-quiet X-59 aircraft just took to the skies for the first time

Quesst is the result of a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and NASA to build a supersonic aircraft that can fly over ...
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NASA Releases More Chase Plane In-Flight Photos of the X-59, And They’re Glorious

American space agency NASA released new images of the first flight of the X-59, but also details on what's next for the program.
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Retired Oregon Air National Guard F-15s Enter NASA Service to Chase X-59 Supersonic Plane

American space agency NASA gets its hands on two more F-15 fighter jets, one to fly alongside the X-59 experimental aircraft, ...

Two F-15s Refuse To Retire, Join NASA's Quesst For Civilian Supersonic Instead

Not content to watch these young whippersnapper planes take all the glory, the F-15s will be kitted out with sensory and data ...

NASA test pilot visits Cleveland after X-59 plane takes its first flight: Growing STEM

NASA wants to make supersonic flight quieter and engineers in Cleveland are helping to make that happen. The X-59 plane took ...
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NASA Armstrong integrates F-15 jets for X-59 supersonic research support

NASA Armstrong adds two retired F-15 jets to support supersonic research for the X-59, enabling high-altitude flights and ...
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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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NASA brings F-15 jets out of retirement to help test the X-59

NASA has received two retired F-15 jets from the U.S. Air Force to support research flights of its new X-59 'quiet' supersonic aircraft.
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NASA unveils its X-59 quiet supersonic jet

If you're a fan of high-tech aircraft, you're going to love this! A much-awaited unveiling and a promise to revolutionize commercial aviation. “Today we are witnessing history,” said John Clark, ...