NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic jet recently passed electromagnetic interference testing, moving it one step closer to its first flight.

NASA’s X-59 has cleared another hurdle with the successful completion of critical engine tests. The trials confirmed that its ...

To see if that affects the X-59, NASA and Lockheed Martin put the plane on the tarmac right next to the F-15, at a distance of 47 feet (14 meters) at first, and then at 500 feet (152 meters).

NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet has successfully passed electromagnetic testing, confirming its systems won’t interfere with one ...

EMI tests included checking for interference between X-59 and the radar-equipped F-15D chase aircraft. Credit: NASA EDWARDS AFB, California—NASA and Lockheed Martin have completed key engine and ...

The X-59 jet is Nasa and Lockheed Martin's joint offering, which the pair hope will retire the deafening sonic boom that is usually associated with supersonic aircraft. The X-59 is designed to hit ...

NASA and Lockheed Martin ran the tests between October ... our engine ground tests as we planned,” said Raymond Castner, X-59 propulsion lead at NASA’s Glenn Research Center, in an agency ...

And based on the results of the vehicle's latest tests, conducted at the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, the X-59 might accomplish that feat soon. NASA and Lockheed ...