NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is seen during its “aluminum bird” systems testing, verifying how its systems ...

It’s assembly is using scavenged parts from iconic aircraft such as the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the NASA T-38 Talon, and the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk. Designed by the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works ...

American space agency NASA said it completed a new series of tests on the X-59 experimental aircraft, putting systems and piloting through their paces.

A NASA illustration visualizes how shock waves ... In the video below, watch an F-16 overtake a T-38; both aircraft are flying at supersonic speeds, and a subtle rocking motion is the only ...

NASA's X-59 aircraft has been marching toward a fest flight ... NASA says, the resultant noise shouldn't sound much louder than the slam of a car door to someone back down on the ground.

The idea is to address communication delays and losses in aircraft ... can’t afford a ‘dropped call’ up there because that connection is critical to the safety of the flight.” NASA ...