Thursday, January 23, 2025

America's Newest X-Plane Continues to Test Its Afterburner...

NASA's X-59 QueSST aircraft throttles up its engine to maximum afterburner during a test at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California...on January 22, 2025.
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NASA’s X-59 Displays Mach Diamonds at Maximum Afterburner (Photo Release - January 22)

NASA’s X-59 lights up the night sky with its unique Mach diamonds, also known as shock diamonds, during maximum afterburner testing at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California. The test demonstrates the engine’s ability to generate the thrust required for supersonic flight, advancing NASA’s QueSST mission.

Source: NASA.Gov

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NASA's X-59 QueSST aircraft throttles up its engine to maximum afterburner during a test at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California.
Lockheed Martin Corporation / Garr

NASA's X-59 QueSST aircraft throttles up its engine to maximum afterburner during a test at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California.
Lockheed Martin Corporation / Garr

NASA's X-59 QueSST aircraft throttles up its afterburner during a test at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California.
Lockheed Martin Corporation / Garr

NASA's X-59 QueSST aircraft throttles up its engine to maximum afterburner during a test at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California.
Lockheed Martin Corporation / Garr

NASA's X-59 QueSST aircraft throttles up its engine to maximum afterburner during a test at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California...on January 22, 2025.
Lockheed Martin Corporation / Garr
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