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Why It Took The X-59 Nearly A Year Of Flights To Finally Break The Sound Barrier
The NASA X-59 Quesst aircraft, built by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, took roughly seven months from its first flight on October 28, 2025, to safely cross the sound barrier for the first time on June 5, 2026. Rather than immediately flying at full speed, …
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