NASA’s X-59 Clears Key Speed Test for First Flight - The Southern Maryland Chronicle

NASA’s X-59 Clears Key Speed Test for First Flight - The Southern Maryland Chronicle

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft achieved a significant milestone in March 2025, successfully completing its engine speed hold test at Armstrong Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base. This “cruise control” feature, tested on the ground, ensures the aircraft can maintain precise speeds during flight, bringing it closer to its anticipated first flight later this year.Paul Dees, NASA’s X-59 deputy propulsion lead, described the syst…

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Supera NASA Key Speed Control Test on the X-59 The experimental supersonic aircraft achieved a crucial step towards its first flight scheduled for this year Drafting A21 Fri, 28/03/2025 - 01:00 NASA's team in charge of the development of the X-59, an experimental supersonic aircraft, completed in March a key ground test to assess its ability to maintain a specific speed during the flight. The test, called “engine speed hold”, validated that the …

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The NASA team developing the X-59 QuesST experimental supersonic aircraft successfully conducted the most important ground test of the automatic engine speed control system in March. The tests carried out in March included testing the engine speed hold mode and confirmed that the technology is ready for integration into the aircraft's onboard control system, marking a significant step towards its first flight... The post NASA has successfully te…

The NASA X-59 team has completed another crucial test on the ground, ensuring that the silent supersonic aircraft can maintain a specific speed during the operation. ...