Advanced Air Vehicles Program

What’s a Chase Plane and Why Does the X-59 Have One?

You may have noticed that NASA’s X-59 has a shadow – another aircraft trailing it from a safe distance. That sidekick is…

Customize Your Devices With NASA’s New X-59 Digital Backgrounds

In celebration of the X-59’s recent supersonic milestone flights, NASA’s Quesst mission invites you to refresh your phone wallpaper and virtual meeting background with images of this unique aircraft in action.   NASA…

NASA’s X-59 Reaches Speed, Altitude for Future Quiet Supersonic Flights

NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft reached a major milestone Friday, June 12, flying Mach 1.4 (about 924 mph) and an altitude of 55,000 feet, the conditions required for the aircraft to make future flights…

NASA’s X-59 Undergoes Scheduled Maintenance

After completing a series of initial test flights at high and low altitudes, NASA’s X-59 aircraft is undergoing a scheduled…

NASA’s X-59 Team Testing Aircraft Performance at All Speeds

Although NASA’s X-59 is designed to fly supersonic, its test flight schedule is about more than just going gradually faster…

NASA’s X-59 Flight Tests Pick Up Speed with Two-Flight Days

As flight operations for NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft accelerate, its team has picked up their testing tempo, completing two…

NASA’s X-59 Shows Off Early Flight Test Maneuvers

The envelope expansion phase of any experimental aircraft is critical, not just for pushing the aircraft higher and faster, but…