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NASA Armstrong
NASA Armstrong@NASAArmstrong·
The X-59 has touched down at its new home! On Oct. 28, 2025, the X-59 completed its first flight, taking off from the @LockheedMartin Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, and landing at @EdwardsAFB after a 67-minute flight. The quiet supersonic research aircraft then taxied to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, marking its transition from ground testing to flight operations.
NASA Aeronautics@NASAaero

X-59 has officially completed its first flight ever! The @NASA X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the first time Oct. 28, marking a historic moment for the field of aeronautics research. ✈️A culmination of all the right stuff: go.nasa.gov/3K3QsnC

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Diocletian
Diocletian@FastNeutron808·
@NASAArmstrong @LockheedMartin @EdwardsAFB Yeah...this is what we need....quiet supersonic jets so the wealthy can cross country to their whores and martinis and get back in time for the evening news with the wife and kids.
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The Amateur Scientist 😎
Amazingly-smooth Landing (as is Necessary because of the supersonic-quieting forward "overhang". I suggest using a stronger, or better tuned, front suspension (shock absorber?), or a U-2-like landing wing-support). Ken
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