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NASA's new supersonic X-59 jet hits the afterburner (photos)
In new photos, the X-59 performs afterburner tests at Lockheed Martin's legendary Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, ...
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NASA's new supersonic X-59 jet hits the afterburner (photos)
a modified version of the engine used in Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet flown by the U.S. Navy. "Running the engine, an F414-GE-100, with afterburner will allow the X-59 to meet its supersonic speed ...