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Here’s the View from Inside NASA’s X-59 Supersonic Plane Engine Inlet

With a planned first flight as soon as next year, NASA is speeding the pace of development for the X-59 supersonic research aircraft. Also known as Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST), the machine is ...
Aviation Week

New Clues Emerge About Boom’s Supersonic Engine Game Plan

A compression spike and indications of a bypass duct splitter buried inside the inlet may build on earlier quiet supersonic propulsion concepts studied by Rolls-Royce, NASA and Gulfstream, among ...
The Aviationist

Stalwart Edwards F-16, Conformal Fuel Tank Demonstrator and Diverterless Supersonic Inlet Testbed, Retired from Service

The third F-16C ever built, 83-1120, flew from Edwards AFB to AMARG on May 7, 2025, ending an illustrious 41-year career. Joining its former Edwards F-16 force compatriots, 83-1118 and 83-1119, the ...